263K views · 6.3K reactions | We like the stars, the stars that go BOOM! But, what makes a star go boom? By understanding how stellar explosions called supernovae occur, scientists can unlock mysteries that are key to what we are made of and the fate of our universe: https://youtu.be/B94yHU-e5_c | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Lifting the veil ✨ Hubble's view of the Veil Nebula shows the remnants of a star's explosive death in a supernova. This star was about 20 times as massive as our Sun, and exploded 10,000 years ago. Hubble has observed the Veil Nebula multiple times, allowing scientists to track how this supernova remnant evolves over decades. Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sankrit Music credit: "Dark Matter" by Marten Joustra [PRS] and Andy Blythe [PRS] via Ingenious Music Publishing Ltd. [PRS] and Universa