{"id":8989,"date":"2018-01-02T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vr-room.ch\/?p=8989"},"modified":"2018-01-03T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T09:28:37","slug":"supernova-modell-in-virtual-reality-erleben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-room.ch\/en\/2018\/01\/02\/supernova-modell-in-virtual-reality-erleben\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Supernova model in virtual reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new VR experience based on original NASA data shows what it looks like inside the remnants of a supernova or a stellar explosion.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Everyone knows what the remains of fireworks look like. And you can see them live on the streets after New Year's Eve. But that's nothing compared to a full-blown supernova.<\/p>\n

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A look into the past<\/h3>\n

In 1680, the English astronomer John Flamsteed discovered what he initially thought was a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. We now know that it is the remains of a supernova that took place around 11,000 years ago - that's how long it took the light from the explosion to reach Earth. You may also have noticed this on New Year's Eve: the light and noise of the firecrackers take different lengths of time to reach us.<\/p>\n

Cassiopeia A, as the remnant of the star is called, is one of the most closely studied celestial objects today. From images of the Chandra X-Ray<\/a>X-ray telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescopes<\/a> and other Earth-based observatories, scientists from various universities have now created a three-dimensional virtual reality model of the 10-light-year supernova.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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