Clusters and Nebulae
 
 
A supernova explosion destroying a system of planets Cosmic Blast (2006)
A giant star, reaching the inevitable end of its fuel supply, explodes in a tremendous explosion — brighter than a hundred billion stars — called a supernova. The force from the blast throws the remains of the star deep into space, where they will one day recollapse to form a star once more. Nature is wonderful at recycling. Here we see the blast from a distant planet and moon orbiting the former star.
See also
A star-shattering explosion
A supernova explosion destroying a system of planets
A supernova explosion viewed from space