06 May 2021, 03:05 am
It s typical for us to see a dead star every night. It is common knowledge that not all stars above are alive since others have already exploded unknowingly. With the help of NASA s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have spotted for the last time how a star has transformed into a supernova in its end-stage.
Hubble Space Telescope Helps Scientists Saw How the Star Burst
(Photo : Miriam Espacio from Pexels)
Seeing a star on its terminal stage is a relief for scientists, especially to the astronomers who regularly schedule sightseeing with a telescope.
While the event seems to be predictable, they have indeed recognized a normal explosion through the Hubble Space telescope, and yet, what they found out about the star was really fascinating.
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Small snowflakes of radioactive uranium that causes huge nuclear explosions may clarify some of the world s more bizarre star blasts.
(Photo : Peter Dopper)
Death of the Miniature Stars
As miniature stars die, they cool into husks of their old selves called white dwarfs. A recent study suggests that atoms of uranium sink to the core of these aging white dwarf stars as they cool, icing into snowflake-like crystals no larger than grains of sand.
Illinois State University s theoretical physicist and study co-author Matt Caplan explained that these snowflakes can function as many of the tiniest nuclear bombs in the galaxy, becoming the force that breaks off the powder keg.