A new study revealed that the “Hypatia” stone in Egypt might be evidence of an ancient stellar explosion, and these explosions occurred billions of years ago, and it was discovered in the Egyptian desert in 1996.
Scientists believe the presence of a stone from outside the planet decades ago in Egypt may be evidence of an ancient stellar explosion, and scientists believe that it might be the first ground evidence of the “Big Bang.”
According to the New York Post, standard candlestick supernovae, also known as type LA, get their name because they burn brightly constantly, so they are like a candle to astronomers.
A new study of its chemical composition indicates that it may have formed from bits of dust and gas surrounding the supernova.
According to the report, it takes billions of years for dust and gas to fuse together to form a space rock.
“In a sense, we can say, we had a supernova explosion because the gas atoms from the explosion were captured in the surrounding dust cloud, which eventually formed the parent body of Hypatia,” said geochemist Jan Kremers of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Hypatia was orbiting the universe until it collided with the Earth’s atmosphere and burned up, falling like a small stone over Egypt.
The new research, published in the journal Icarus, indicates that the rocks did not form in the inner solar system, where its chemical composition means that it differs from other space rocks that usually pass through Earth.
“If this hypothesis is correct, the Hypatia stone would be the first concrete evidence on Earth of a supernova explosion,” Kramers said.
This discovery is exciting because it might teach us more regarding stellar explosions and the chemical makeup of space objects outside the Milky Way.
“Perhaps just as importantly, it shows that a single anomalous ejection of dust from outer space can actually integrate into the solar nebula from which our solar system formed, without completely mixing,” Kramers added.
