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Supernovas That Made the Stars May Have Left Traces in Meteorites
By Samantha Mathewson, Space.com Contributor | September 4, 2018 04:37pm ET
Meteorites may hold new clues about the supernova explosions from which the stars and planets of our solar system formed.
When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it implodes. This releases stellar material into space, creating a fiery explosion known as a supernova. In turn, that material gets recycled to form new stars and planets.
While supernovas are important events in the evolution of stars and galaxies, the inner workings of these stellar explosions remain a mystery. [Supernova Photos: Great Images of Star Explosions]
Meteorites — the rocky shards of comets or asteroids that fall to Earth — are formed from the material left over from the birth of the solar system. Therefore, these tiny pieces of space rock preserve the original chemical signatures of the stellar material released during supernovas.
More:
https://www.space.com/41711-meteorites-reveal-mysteries-of-supernova-explosions.html
