Scientists Observe Inside Dying Star's Supernova

Imagine a star, like our sun, but much, much bigger.

These giant stars eventually run out of fuel and explode in a big bang called a supernova.

Scientists used special telescopes to look inside one of these exploding stars for the first time.

They saw that the star's outer layers had been stripped away, like peeling an onion, revealing the deeper layers.

This helped scientists confirm what they thought the inside of these dying stars looked like, like layers of different elements.

It's a bit like seeing the core of an apple after you've cut off the peel and some of the flesh, giving us a better understanding of how big stars die.