NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the ribbon of a supernova blast that ancient humans saw about 15,000 years ago
When a star runs out of the nuclear fuel burning at its core, it collapses under its own weight. This death is so violent and sudden that it sends out a shock wave that hits the star's outer layers and causes them to explode in a supernova — the largest type of explosion humans have ever …
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