This star survived its own supernova and shined even brighter
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A rare "zombie star" in galaxy NGC 1309 survived its own supernova explosion and emerged shining brighter than before. Hubble Space Telescope observations of this Type Iax supernova (SN 2012Z) revealed it didn't completely destroy its white dwarf star, marking the first time scientists identified a supernova's progenitor star in pre-explosion images.
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