In the early stages of a supernova explosion, a powerful shock wave rips through the star's outer atmosphere, and the gas that follows the explosion fills with turbulent structures. Credit: ASIAA/Wun-Yi Chen

In the early stages of a supernova explosion, a powerful shock wave rips through the star's outer atmosphere, and the gas that follows the explosion fills with turbulent structures. Credit: ASIAA/Wun-Yi Chen

In the early stages of a supernova explosion, a powerful shock wave rips through the star's outer atmosphere, and the gas that follows the explosion fills with turbulent structures. Credit: ASIAA/Wun-Yi Chen