The Death of a Star - As beautiful a Star can be!
Stars are beautiful. But their explosions are even more beautiful. And the remnants of that, further more beautiful. Beautiful, beautifuller, beautifullest! When a massive star collapses, it implodes. That's its death. A core collapse supernova. These explosions are extremely luminous and can outshine an entire galaxy. But long after this catastrophic death, the legacy of the star continues. The remnants of these explosions can be seen for another tens of thousands of years; telling the lore of the star to the generations yet to live. Shaping the rest of the universe, by cosmic rays, shocks and radiations. Research proves that even distant explosions have influenced the atmosphere on Earth ( see article ). What if the star wasn't massive? Then they end up as White Dwarfs. But these White Dwarfs may accrete more mass to it from its companion, and thus explode due to 'over-mass'. This detonation is a Type Ia supernova. These explosions enrich the universe with light an...