• In the supernova explosion, every element heavier than He is created by the outward moving shock wave Right Arrow all of the metals that we use for industry were created billions of years ago in such an explosion!

    • The high velocity ejecta is the source of most of the cosmic rays in the Universe. Cosmic rays are the source of many of the mutations that occur on Earth!

    Crab Nebula

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