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What is a supernova? It is the result of an exploding
star, especially on that has possibly collapsed and then exploded because
it got to too high a pressure. It is now believed that the heavier
elements are created in the pressures of an exploding supernova, that is,
thought to be the only place this happens . This is one reason that gold
is fairly rare.
