Star Survivor
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory recently found evidence of a companion star that survived the blast of a nearby supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory recently found evidence of a companion star that survived the blast of a nearby supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.