The US space research agency NASA is sending a rocket into space to analyze the remnants of the supernova that occurred in the ‘Cygnus’ constellation. NASA plans to launch the rocket from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Sunday night.
The spacecraft named ‘Infuse’ will observe the different ultraviolet rays of the hot gas from 90 thousand to 540 thousand degrees in the Cygnus loop for a few minutes.
The mission aims to collect data from a large cloud of dust and gas known as the ‘Cygnus Loop’ or ‘Vail Nebula’, which was created by a supernova, or star explosion, about 20,000 years ago. It is still expanding, researchers said.
‘Infuse’ will observe the various ultraviolet rays of the hot gas from 90 thousand to 540 thousand degrees in the Cygnus loop for several minutes. The entire work will be located at an altitude of about 240 km above the surface.