A Star Threw Off a Sun's Worth of Material. And Then it Exploded! - Universe Today
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A supernova explosion in the Pinwheel Galaxy is giving astronomers a new look at what happens in a supermassive star the year before it dies.
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Stars Are Exploding in Dusty Galaxies. We Just Can't Always See Them - NASA
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A nearby kilonova explosion could threaten all life on Earth. But don't worry, scientists say.
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NASA's Roman Mission: Using Exploding Stars to Solve the Biggest Cosmic Mysteries
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Diary of a Supernova: How (Some) Stars Blow Up
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Supernova Explosions Reveal Precise Details of Dark Energy and Dark Matter
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From the secrets of supernovae to the oldest planets in the universe: the first results from the JWST – Physics World
Micronova' star explosion spotted for 1st time
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The Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant
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Solar Doomsday: What Would Happen if The Sun Exploded
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A Star Threw Off a Sun's Worth of Material. And Then it Exploded! - Universe Today
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What Happens When a Star Dies?
What would happen if a teaspoon of neutron star matter appeared on earth? Would it fall through to the bottom from it's density? Would it explode? How big would the explosion be?
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Surprised astronomers find new type of star explosion - a micronova