AUSTIN (KXAN) — The insides of a star are on full display thanks to an explosion. New research published this month in Nature is revealing the details of a star's core.

"This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone,” said Northwestern University's Steve Schulze in a statement. Schulze is the lead author of the study.

Supernovas occur when a massive star dies. The star in its last dying breath explodes, releasing waves upon waves of the star's remains.

Stars, according to the paper, are powered by hydrogen and helium fusing. As they fuse, other compounds are created and believed to exist in layers within the stars, sort of like how the Earth has layers in its crust.

"These stars can produce brilliant supernova explosions that we can see from far,

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