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Today, we are going to be talking about why stars explode and what exactly happens when an explosion takes place.

If you’re especially enthusiastic about space photography, you’ve probably noticed by now that it’s not uncommon to see an image of a large space object surrounded by pure black.

  The discovery of the photon dramatically changed the way in which we understand our galaxy. For centuries, the way in which light travels was incredibly misunderstood. Now that we understand how photons operate, NASA is able to use this information to make groundbreaking observations about space.  What Are Photons? To put it simply, photons are particles of light. For centuries, scientists could not...