Massive Star Explosion

June 13, 2007 at 10:50 am · Filed under Uncategorized

Massive Star Explosion

An illustration of the initial explosion in the death of a massive star. Astronomers believe incredibly large events of this type pack enough punch to create gamma-ray bursts and accelerate matter to 99.9997 percent of the speed of light. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Dana Bery

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  1. saul said,

    April 8, 2008 @ 4:16 pm

    this shit is tight.
    the explosion was so cool but i wanted to see it o my own.

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