This is how a star dies in a colossal explosion called a supernova. | NOVA l PBS

Ever wonder what happens in the aftermath of a supernova? In this video, you’re watching the glowing remnants of a stellar explosion 17,000 light-years from Earth disperse over a period of 25 years, making this Chandra X-ray Observatory’s longest-spanning video ever released. https://go.nasa.gov/3NaO7bO | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Cosmicverse on Instagram: "🌟 A star’s final explosion, still echoing through space 🌟 This is the Kepler Supernova Remnant, the aftermath of a massive stellar explosion first witnessed from Earth in 1604 — the last supernova ever observed in our Milky Way with the naked eye. The video you’re watching was captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, revealing the intense X-ray glow from shockwaves racing outward at thousands of kilometers per second. These glowing filaments mark where stellar d