Astronomers Witness the Explosive End of a Dying Star

1/6/2022 - For the first time, astronomers have imaged in real time the dramatic end to a red supergiant’s life, watching the massive star’s rapid self-destruction and final death throes before it collapsed into a Type II supernova.

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