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Supernova Nearly Blew Our Solar System 4 Billion Years Ago
A nearby supernova, a massive explosion in space, might have wrecked our solar system. Luckily, our sun was protected by a shield of molecular gas. Scientists came to this discovery by examining isotopes, which are different forms of elements,...
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Webb Telescope Studied Green Giant’s Massive Cosmic Explosion
A stunning picture from a space telescope called the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been released. The picture shows a huge cloud of debris that was made by the explosion of a star, which is called a supernova.
The...
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Massive Star About to Go Supernova Caught by Webb Telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made an extraordinary observation of a Wolf-Rayet star, WR 124, which is one of the most luminous, massive, and short-lived stars known to man.
Webb Telescope caught the massive star about to go Supernova....
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Scientists Watch Red Giant Star Explode in Real Time–an Astronomy First
Scientists on Thursday published research related to a red giant star explosion they witnessed in real-time-- a first for the history of astronomy.
When a star reaches the end of its lifecycle, it explodes and "goes supernova," releasing a burst...