'Zombie star' amazes astronomers by surviving multiple supernovae
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#37D3W)
Star has exploded in 'fatal' supernovae multiple times since 1954 - and is the first star astronomers have witnessed doing so
Astronomers have spotted a "zombie star" that refused to die when massive explosions that are normally considered fatal rocked the heavenly body.
The star, which lies half a billion light years away in the constellation of the Great Bear, has exploded multiple times since 1954, but may finally be on its way to the cosmic graveyard.