A companion star may have stripped silicon layers. This provided a new window into stellar death. Astronomers have observed the inner layers of a dying star through a rare type of stellar explosion known as Read More
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A distant supernova exposed elements from a star’s core. The result reshapes ideas of how massive stars evolve. According to long-standing theory, stars are built in layers like onions, with each layer composed of Read More
A red supergiant star has blown an enormous bubble of gas and dust, baffling astronomers. The structure, as massive as the Sun and larger than our solar system, formed in a sudden eruption thousands of Read More