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Firework Nova
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In Hollywood blockbusters, explosions are often among the stars of the show. In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand their births, lives, and deaths and how they interact with their surroundings. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have studied one particular explosion that may provide clues to the dynamics of other, much larger stellar eruptions.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineFirework Nova. NASA/GSFC, 2015-07-02. Public domain. ID: firework-nova_19362366701_o.
