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Hubble captures an irregular galaxy shaped by an epic supernova explosion – Digital Trends
A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy with an unusual shape formed when it was the site of a massive supernova explosion.

A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy NGC 2442, which has a distinctive and unusual shape formed when it was the site of a massive supernova explosion.
Identified by astronomers in March 2015, the supernova SN2015F resulted from the explosion of a white dwarf star, which was part of a binary system, in which two stars orbit around the same point. As the white dwarf reached the end of its life, it pulled matter away from its companion star, and eventually pulled in …
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