NASA first recorded a giant red star explosion

Although the stellar explosion lasted only 20 minutes and took place 1.2 billion light-years ago, the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) successfully recorded the bright light emitted from its shockwave.

Graphic graphic depicting supernova explosions.(Photo: NASA)

CNN today reported that a group of international researchers analyzed 50 billion billion stars due to the Kepler space telescope shooting for three years in search of supernova explosions.

The supernova explosion took place at the end of the big red star 's life, causing the star to burn brighter and brighter than some galaxies for about two weeks before fading into the black screen of the universe.

The Kepler data analysis team found a giant red star 500 times larger than the Sun, 1.2 billion light-years from Earth, exploded in the telescope's view.

Peter Garnavich, professor of astrophysics at the University of Notre Dame, USA, said the star is so big that it covers an orbit around the Earth's Sun. Although the supernova explosion occurred at a distance of millions of light years, it still had a tangible effect on the solar system.

" All the heavy elements in the universe come from supernova explosions. For example, silver, nickel, copper on Earth and our bodies all come from the dead bodies of stars. now thanks to supernova explosions , "said Steve Howell, a scientist working on the Kepler project.

The first Kepler mission ended in 2013, after which NASA restarted the project called K2 to unravel the supernova explosion and other fascinating events in the universe.

Video recorded supernova explosion.