Meet the 'zombie star' that survived a supernova blast - The Jakarta Post - The Jakarta Post

Astronomers have observed a star in a relatively nearby galaxy that not only survived what ordinarily should have been certain death, a stellar explosion called a supernova, but emerged from it brighter than before the blast.

Astronomers have observed a star in a relatively nearby galaxy that not only survived what ordinarily should have been certain death, a stellar explosion called a supernova, but emerged from it brigh… [+403 chars]

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