Fraser Cain on Nostr: Astronomers have been watching supernova 1987A, which exploded in the Large ...
Astronomers have been watching supernova 1987A, which exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud over 35 years ago. An interesting feature is these bright blobs of plasma embedded in the ring. In a new study, researchers explain that two stars collided in the region, merging into a blue star, heaving its outer layers into space. Powerful stellar winds buffeted the material, curling it up into balls. The supernova just illuminated what was already there.
https://news.umich.edu/explaining-a-supernovas-string-of-pearls/ 
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