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Stars and solar physics

Stars and solar physics

Ancient star likely created from a colossal hypernova explosion

16 Jul 2021
Ancient star
The star SMSS J200322.54-114203.3 (centre, with crosshairs) in the south-eastern corner of the constellation Aquila is thought to have formed from the remnants of a short-lived, even more ancient star that underwent a magneto-rotational hypernova. (Courtesy: Da Costa/SkyMapper)
An ancient star lying on the fringes of the Milky Way likely contains the remnants of a colossal hyp

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Sam Jarman is a science writer based in the UK
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