The most extreme space explosions and crashes of 2022

Dec 24 2022 by Mashable

 

Space explosions aren't the end. They're often the beginning.

The explosions of massive stars, for example, spread essential elements around the universe. That includes iron, which helps our cells carry blood, and the oxygen we breathe. The violent blasts themselves manufacture heavier elements. You are made of stars, too. And when stars explode, they can form colossal regions of gas and dust, called nebulae, where bounties of new stars can form in the roiling clouds.

In 2022, astronomers...

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