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Birth of a Supernova
Type II
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At the center of the explosion an exceedingly dense, rapidly spinning core is left behind. The compression has combined the core's negatively charged electrons with positively charged protons, forming neutrons. These neutrons, along with the previously existing neutrons, are all that remain. The massive star has evolved into a neutron star. A more massive star would have produced a black hole.

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