Star Survives Supernova, But Explosion Blows It Through Milky Way Galaxy

A scrappy white dwarf star flying through the Milky Way galaxy may have survived a supernova explosion and if it’s what scientists think, it would give them evidence to back up a new idea about what these massive space blasts look like.

A study in the journal Science identified the little star, saying it “is low-mass, is moving quickly and has an unusual composition.” The authors are suggesting it could be debris left over from a type Iax (one-a-x) supernova, a small version of these explosions.