NASA captures star explosion

GREENBELT, Md. (WKRC) — NASA is releasing some amazing time lapse video.

Its Hubble Telescope captured images of an exploding star over a four year period.

It is from a star called V-838 Monocerotis. It’s 20,000 light years away from Earth. It was the brightest star in the Milky Way.

Now it has morphed into what is known as a cool supergiant.

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