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Amazing video: Hubble watches as a catastrophic stellar explosion fades – SYFY WIRE
NGC 2525 is a spectacular spiral galaxy located about 70 million light years away in the direction of the constellation Puppis. As galaxies go, that’s relativel…

NGC 2525 is a spectacular spiral galaxy located about 70 million light years away in the direction of the constellation Puppis. As galaxies go, that’s relatively close to us the Universe is a bit roomy, folks and that makes it an excellent target for astronomers who want to understand how the Universe is expanding.
That’s because every now and again, a star in a galaxy will explode. And not just any star, but a white dwarf. These can explode in one of a couple of ways; it can collide with anoth…
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