Black holes
A Tantalising Veil
October 10, 2000 · ESA/Hubble · Cygnus Loop , Veil Nebula
This delicate Hubble Space Telescope image shows a tiny portion of the Cygnus loop, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan. Measurements on this super-detailed image of a cosmic veil shows that the original supernova explosion took place only 5000 years ago.