Alien space rock found in Egypt “may be the first evidence on Earth of a rare supernova explosion”

An extraterrestrial rock that was found in Egypt More than 25 years ago may be the first evidence on Earth of a rare supernova explosion, the scientists said.

The researchers analyzed the Hypathia stone and found that its chemical composition and structure suggest that it contains dust fragments and a cloud of gas surrounding a “standard candle” (or type Ia) supernova.

These stellar outbursts, which are among the most energetic in the Universe, occur when a dense white dwarf star devours another nearby star.

The mix of dust and gas from such a supernova would gradually morph into a solid over billions of years, experts said, before forming the parent body from which Hypatia came.

Explosive discovery: Hypathia extraterrestrial stone, which was found in Egypt more than 25 years ago, may be Earth’s first evidence of a rare supernova explosion, scientists say

The researchers analyzed the Hypathia stone (pictured) and found that its chemical composition and structure suggest that it contains dust fragments and a cloud of gas surrounding a Type Ia supernova.

“In a way, we could say, we caught a supernova AI explosion in the act, because the gas atoms from the explosion were captured in the surrounding dust cloud, which eventually formed Hypatia’s parent body.” Said geochemist Jan Kramers, of the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

The researchers analyzed a tiny sample of Hypatia for clues as to where the stone had been and how it formed.

They found it had unusually low levels of silicon, chromium, and manganese, which meant the rock was unlikely to have formed in the inner Solar System.

It also had high levels of copper, sulfur, iron, phosphorus, and vanadium.

Scientists said this trick was very different from any object found in our corner of the Milky Way.

Their analysis also ruled out the possibility that the stone could have formed from a red giant star or a type II supernova, with the latter ruled out because the rock had too much iron compared to silicon and calcium.

Therefore, experts believe they are the remnants of a Type Ia supernova.

“If this hypothesis is correct, the Hypatia stone would be the first tangible evidence on Earth of a Type Ia supernova explosion,” Kramers said.

“Perhaps equally important, it shows that a single anomalous packet of dust from outer space could actually be incorporated into the solar nebula from which our Solar System formed, without being completely mixed.”

The researchers found that the rock had unusually low levels of silicon, chromium and manganese, which meant it was unlikely to have formed in the inner Solar System.

Experts analyzed 15 elements in the stone and found that a corresponding number would have been expected if the object had come from a dense explosion of a white dwarf.

The researchers analyzed 15 elements in the stone and found that a number of them would have been expected to match if the object had come from a dense explosion from a white dwarf.

However, six other elements – chlorine, potassium, aluminum, phosphorus, zinc and copper – did not fit in a Type Ia supernova model.

Experts said they have a possible explanation for this.

“Since a white dwarf star is formed from a dying red giant, Hypatia may have inherited these element proportions for the six elements from a red giant star,” Kramers said.

‘This phenomenon has been observed in white dwarf stars in other research.’

The research was published in the journal Icarus.

SUPERNOVAE OCCUR WHEN A GIANT STAR EXPLODES

A supernova occurs when a star explodes, shooting debris and particles into space.

A supernova only burns for a short period of time, but it can tell scientists a lot about how the universe started.

One type of supernova has shown scientists that we live in an expanding universe, which is growing at an ever-increasing rate.

Scientists have also determined that supernovae play a key role in the distribution of elements throughout the universe.

In 1987, astronomers spotted a “titanic supernova” in a nearby galaxy blazing with the power of over 100 million suns (pictured)

There are two known types of supernovae.

The first type occurs in binary star systems when one of the two stars, a carbon-oxygen white dwarf, steals matter from its companion star.

Eventually, the white dwarf accumulates too much matter, causing the star to explode, resulting in a supernova.

The second type of supernova occurs at the end of a single star’s life.

When the star runs out of nuclear fuel, some of its mass flows into its core.

Eventually, the core is so heavy that it can’t stand its own gravitational pull and the core collapses, causing another gigantic explosion.

Many elements found on Earth are made in the core of stars and these elements travel to form new stars, planets and everything else in the universe.