A Thermonuclear Exploding Star (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A Thermonuclear Exploding Star

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This image illustrates a thermonuclear explosion as it ignites, and beings to spread. It will engulf an entire neutron star.

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NASA

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