Supernova Explosion - Star's Last Breathe Animated

Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

When a star at least 8 times more massive than our Sun explodes, a shockwave is produced. When the shockwave interacts with the star's outer layers, a superheated marriage gives birth to new elements and are thrust out into Space, creating a remnant.

Read the whole article on Space.com

More from Space.com

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net