A Star had a Partial Supernova and Kicked Itself Into a High-Speed Journey Across the Milky Way

A Star had a Partial Supernova and Kicked Itself Into a High-Speed Journey Across the Milky Way
By Evan Gough

Supernovae are some of the most powerful events in the Universe. They’re extremely energetic, luminous explosions that can light up the sky. Astrophysicists have a pretty good idea how they work, and they’ve organized supernovae into two broad categories: they’re the end state for massive stars that explode near the end of their lives, or …

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July 21, 2020 at 05:23AM
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