- In June 2016 astronomers caught a massive star as it died in a titanic explosion deep in space. The blast of the dying star released in about 40 seconds as much energy as the Sun releases over its entire lifetime, all focused into a tight beam of gamma rays aimed by chance toward Earth. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/asu-msd072617.php#.wxkll8mf1sa.reddit 11 comments space
- This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the colorful "last hurrah" of a star like our sun. The star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed a cocoon around the star's remaining core. Ultraviolet light from the dying star makes the material glow https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/thumbnails/image/heic0703a.jpg 7 comments space