433-hypernova-dixon – Gamma rays burst from either pole of a shattered star undergoing a hypernova explosion. A cataclysmic hypernova explosion erupts from the core of a collapsing, ultra-massive star, signaling the birth of a central black hole. An expanding, multi-colored torus of stellar debris and high-temperature plasma shears outward in shades of gold, turquoise, and magenta. Twin relativistic jets blast violently along the rotational axis, channeling intense radiation and particles into deep space across a dense background of stars. © Don Dixon, 2005.
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