Close-up: Part of The Veil Nebula in Cygnus | A Supernova Remnant | Hubble FriendsofNASA.org: In this NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope picture, Hubble has once again lifted the veil on a famous—and frequently photographed—supernova remnant: the Veil Nebula. This nebula is the remnant of a star roughly twenty times as massive as the Sun that exploded about 10,000 years ago. It is located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This view combines images taken in

The Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. This would have been one hell of a bang when it went off 10- 20k years ago. It’s about 2,400 light years away and is 130 light years across. It’s also expanding so fast (1.5 million kilometers and hour) that we can actually see it change even though it’s sooooo far away. If we look at Hubble images from 1995 until now, we can directly observe the shell growing. This is a VERY rare phenomenon in space given the vast distances. An