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> Death of a blue giant star - Artist view

Death of a blue giant star - Artist view

author: Illustration Grégoire Cirade/Novapix

reference: a-snv99-00013

Image Size 300 DPI: 50 * 33 cm

This image shows steps in a celestial cataclysm. After several millions years, a blue giant star (at left) is becoming a red supergiant (center). As the nuclear reaction within a giant star's core falters, the core collapses, triggering an intensely energetic rebound and the star explodes (a supernova, at right).

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - BLUE GIANT - EVOLUTION - EXPLOSION - ILLUSTRATION - POSTER - RED SUPERGIANT - STAR - SUPERGIANT - SUPERNOVA - TYPE II -