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First Supernova Companion Star Found — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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First Supernova Companion Star Found

January 7, 2004 · NASA

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In this artist's view the red supergiant supernova progenitor star (left) is exploding after having transferred about 10 solar masses of hydrogen gas to the blue companion star (right).