Blog Post Image: NASA’s NuSTAR Untangles Mystery of How Stars Explode

Evolution of a Supernova. These illustrations show the progression of a supernova blast. A massive star (left), which has created elements as heavy as iron in its interior, blows up in a tremendous explosion (middle), scattering its outer layers in a structure called a supernova remnant (right). Image credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/JPL-Caltech