Astronomers have glimpsed the core of a dying star – confirming theories of how atoms are made

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 03:42:45 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
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"Astronomers have glimpsed the inner structure of a dying star in a rare kind
of cosmic explosion called an “extremely stripped supernova”.

In a paper published today in Nature, Steve Schulze of Northwestern
University in the United States and colleagues describe the supernova 2021yfj
and a thick shell of gas surrounding it.

Their findings support our existing theories of what happens inside massive
stars at the end of their lives – and how they have shaped the building blocks
of the universe we see today."

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