NASA launches mission to 20,000-year-old supernova remnant to understand life cycle of stars

On Sunday, NASA initiated the launch of a new sounding rocket with the primary aim of investigating a celestial occurrence within the Cygnus Loop.

This particular event pertains to a supernova remnant that transpired approximately 20,000 years ago. The Cygnus Loop is located at a distance of around 2,600 light years from our planet.

The sounding rocket mission, bearing the name “Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscope Experiment” (INFUSE), took off from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on October 29, WION reported.

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