Send a shockwave through space
Scrub through an explosion’s aftermath. Watch an expanding front reach denser patches of gas and make them shine.
Preparing the experiment
Illustrative modelDrag to orbit · scroll to inspect
The front expands outwards · denser patches brighten when the shock reaches them
An illustrative supernova remnant. Distances, speeds, clump locations and elapsed time are not measurements of the Cygnus Loop.