Sunny Priyan
The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, is situated 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
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IC 758 appears peaceful, with its soft blue spiral arms curving gently around its hazy barred center.
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In 1999, astronomers witnessed a dramatic stellar explosion in NGC 4449—supernova SN 1999bg—marking the powerful death of a star much larger than the Sun.
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Hubble observations of SN 1999bg’s neighborhood may reveal the star’s mass-and uncover whether it had a companion before its explosive end.
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A supernova’s powerful explosion not only marks a star’s death but also stirs gas and dust, shaping the birth of new stars nearby.
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A supernova’s blast can either heat and scatter gas clouds, halting star formation, or compress them to spark new stars, while enriching the space with heavy elements.
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