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This distant star is about to die — and astronomers caught it in close-up

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Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS fades

This artist’s impression video shows how two tiny but very dense neutron stars merge and explode as a kilonova. Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO).

Yes, an exploding star close to Earth would make for a very bad day

A clip from NOIRLab's video shows the remnants of a supernova explosion.

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NOIRLab releases jaw-dropping images, video of remnants from massive star explosion

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See supernova blast remnants with your own eyes

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Snapshot: Tattered remains of first recorded supernova captured in new image

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Supernova remnants found in most detailed radio image of Milky Way yet

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Black hole debunkers discover a sleeping giant

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Ask Astro: What are the differences between supernovae, kilonovae, and hypernovae?

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Astronomers get a 3D look at nearby stellar nurseries

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What are stellar-mass black holes?

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A deluge of blinking lights is changing how astronomers work