Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA, S. Smartt et al.
This image from the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope has the spectacular galaxy NGC 2442, nicknamed the Meathook Galaxy, because of its very asymmetrical and irregular shape.
This galaxy was hosted by a supernova explosion, detected in March 2015, known as SN 2015F, which was created by a white dwarf star. The white dwarf was part of a binary galaxy and siphoned mass of his companion, eventually became too greedy and took on more than it could handle.
This unbalanced the star and triggered running nuclear fusion that eventually led to an intensely violent supernova explosion.
The supernova shone brightly for a while and was easily visible from Earth until even a small telescope until centuries later.
Image: Hubble sees a galaxy burning brightly
Delivered by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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