"James Webb Space Telescope Unravels Supernova Mystery"

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Astronomers have solved the mystery of what lies at the heart of a celebrated cosmic explosion, confirming that a neutron star, so dense that a teaspoon of it would weigh 10 million tonnes, is at the center of the supernova. The findings, based on data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, provide the first direct evidence of a neutron star at the heart of the explosion, shedding light on the process of stellar death and the spread of heavy elements across the Universe.
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