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NASA’s Hubble space telescope captured the ribbon of a supernova blast that ancient humans saw about 15,000 years ago – Business Insider Australia
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 typ…
- The supernova explosion of a massive, dying star was so bright that ancient humans would have seen it from Earth about 15,000 years ago.
- The supernova’s blast wave continues to scream through space, heating and compressing dust and gas in a way that causes them to glow in a web of colourful ribbons called the Cygnus Loop.
- NASA’s Hubble space telescope recently captured an image of the Cygnus Loop in unprecedented detail.
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