Scientists Puzzled by Star That Exploded in Supernova But Somehow Survived

There is a legend about the Phoenix.

A star that is thought to have been destroyed in a powerful supernova is still alive and burning brighter than ever before.

The star in question was thought to have died in a supernova in 2012. No observed star has survived a Type Ia explosion, which is the most powerful of its kind, which shows how much there is still to learn about a star.

The discovery was made by comparing images taken by the Hubble Telescope before and after the supernova occurred.

The lead author of the study said they were expecting to see one or both of the things. The star we saw in the pre-explosion images wasn't the one that blew up

What they discovered was striking. No one was expecting to see a brighter star. That was a challenge.

The event was thought to be a Type Iax explosion, which is a weaker explosion than a trueType Ia. The less powerful death of a star is thought to be a failed thermonuclear meltdown by scientists.

As for the additional power? A lot of the star's material fell back onto itself as a result of the failed explosion. White dwarfs have a lot of concentrated weight, and when a star loses mass, it grows in volume.

Some gaps could be filled with the help of the research.

The co-author of the book said that the star was like Obi-Wan in Star Wars. The star came back stronger than we could have imagined.

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