The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) frequently shares breathtaking pictures of stars and cosmos. Here is a look at 10 stunning pics of supernovas shared by NASA.
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A supernova is formed when the star reaches the end of its life and explodes into a gigantic burst of light in space.
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This image was captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera. It shows supernova remnant Cassiopeia A and the expanding shell of gas during a star's explosion.
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This stunning image of GK Persei nova was captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The image shows an outburst of mass caused by a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star.
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This mesmerising image of the Crab Nebula captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope shows enormous clouds of gas emerging from an explosion of a star.
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This image shared by NASA was captured by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). It shows captivating blue wispy remnants of a massive supernova in the constellation Cygnus.
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This colourful image of the Cigar galaxy, captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the hydrogen gas in orange, yellow, blue, red, yellow and green colour. The image shows newly formed stars exploding into supernovas.
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This image of a stellar explosion in a galaxy was captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. It shows swirls of smoke and sparks emerging from an explosion of a star.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured this marvellous image, showing remnants of a gigantic stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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This image of a supernova explosion in the Milky Way was captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. It shows a massive shockwave in the Cassiopeia A supernova due to a giant explosion.
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This striking image is a composite image shared by NASA. It shows the debris of a star that exploded in a galaxy close to Milky Way.
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This beautiful image of the Wolf-Rayet star was captured by NASA's Webb Space Telescope. It shows the star in into fleeting stage before exploding.