• Question: What is the most interesting star you have researched or discovered? Why?

    Asked by ramp532vees54 to emilywalls on 12 Mar 2026.
    • Photo: Emily Walls

      Emily Walls answered on 12 Mar 2026:

      The most interesting star I’ve worked on is called SN2008iz which is in M82, a really active nearby ‘starburst’ galaxy. This exploaded in 2008 and teams of astronomers were able to track the explosion and see the remnant (which is left behind after a star exploads) expand and interact with the surrounding galaxy environment.

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