Milky Way’s hidden supernova revealed by JWST

Not <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s_Supernova" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">since 1604</a> have human eyes witnessed a supernova directly. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*pwGPpaKNtkcaQu-o" style="height:560px; width:700px" /> In 1604, the last naked-eye supernova to occur in the Milky Way galaxy happened, known today as Kepler’s supernova. Although the supernova faded from naked-eye view by 1605, its remnant remains visible today, as shown here in an X-ray/optical/infrared composite. The bright yellow “streaks” are the only component still visible in the optical, more than 400 years later. (<a href="https://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/blueshift/index.php/2013/02/22/brians-blog-a-look-into-the-building-blocks-of-life/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Credit</a>: NASA, R. Sankrit (NASA Ames) and W.P. Blair (Johns Hopkins Univ.)) <a href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/milky-ways-hidden-supernova-revealed-by-jwst-c0237ada44a7">Click Here</a>