Supernova Remnant N132D in Optical and X Rays . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , ESA , and The Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ) . Acknowledgment: J.C. Green (Univ. of Colorado) and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) GTO team ; NASA / CXO / SAO Explanation: Thousands of years after a star exploded, its expanding remnant still glows brightly across the spectrum. ... N132D was imaged recently in optical light and in great detail with the Hubble Space Telescope . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...