One of the key takeaways from the animation is that the ... would have grown wonky since the supernova, suggesting the asymmetry was caused by the initial explosion, the researchers wrote.

This is a supernova explosion. Astronomers aim to understand what types of stars produce different kinds of explosions. Do more massive stars result in brighter explosions? What happens if a star ...

During the early stages of a supernova explosion, a powerful shockwave breaks through the star's outer atmosphere, and the post-explosion gas is filled with turbulent structures. Credit ...

The difference between nova and supernova events, according to NASA, is in a recurring nova, the dwarf star stays intact during the explosion ... each other in this animation of a nova similar ...

The supernova is the remnants of a blue supergiant star called Sanduleak–69 202. It was believed to hold a mass about 20 times that of the sun before the explosion was detected in February 1987.

When the bright star Betelgeuse explodes, it will be an impressive sight. The stellar explosion, known as a supernova, will be brighter than any planet and almost as bright as the full moon.

A supernova explosion spotted in the Pinwheel galaxy. Credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA // Image Processing: J. Miller (Gemini Observatory / NSF’s NOIRLab ...

But when the supernova finally does blow, our planet will likely have been long ago destroyed by the expansion of our own dying sun, and our moon along with it. If we could see it, the explosion ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A distant star explosion could have been responsible for a massive extinction event on ...