\The Supernova remnant Cassiopeia A is extremely relevant in today's Astronomy class because it highlights the formation of a neutron star. 11,000 light years away, this X-ray image shows the beauty of what a supernova creates, with the neutron star nestled in the center, its incredible amounts of energy forming the heaviest elements on the periodic table. The state of the neutron star is believed to be in a frictionless and strange state of matter as it is supercooling, referred to as neutron super-fluid. The objects and matter created within a supernova are still being discovered, as these objects push the Universe to its extremes.
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