Northwestern rocket to image supernova remnant

Evanston IL (SPX) Aug 12, 2022 A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars - well, a dead star, that is. On Aug. 21, the NASA-funded team will launch its "Micro-X" rocket from White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. The rocket will spend 15 minutes in space - just enough time to snap a quick image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, a star in the Cassiopeia constellation that exploded ap