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This video, showing a supernova explosion in the Centaurus A galaxy, was created by Judy Schmidt using data from the Hubble Space Telescope. The blueish ring that expands outwards following the blast is a light echo produced by light reflecting off cosmic dust and reaching the telescope with a delay relative to the distance from the source. ⁠ ⁠ (📹 NASA/ESA/B. Sugerman/R. O'connell/J. Schmidt)⁠ #hubble #supernova #explosion #space #centaurus #lightecho #telescope #astronomy | New Scientist

We like the stars, the stars that go 💥BOOM!💥 But, what makes a star go boom? By understanding how stellar explosions called supernovae occur, scientists can unlock mysteries that are key to what we are made of and the fate of our universe: https://youtu.be/B94yHU-e5_c | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration