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Hubble Telescope Captures Rare ‘Light Echo’ From Star Explosion

When a star explodes (a supernova), it sends its intense burst of light out in all directions that have been captured in telescope images. However, on rare occasions, in the months and years that follow, rings of light or “light echoes” spread out from the original supernova position. This is described in a recent paper in Astrophysical Journal ...

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A supernova remnant.