An+Exploding+Star+by+Maggie+Boughner

[|www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_773.html] BY MAGGIE BOUGHNER The important thing about Cosmic Pearls is that it is one of the brightest exploding stars found in 400 years.

Cosmic Pearls is a ring with dozens of bright spots.

Cosmic Pearls are a ring that was likley shed by the star about 20,000 years before it exploded.

Cosmic Pearls is the supernova that is located163,000 light years away.

But the important thing about Cosmic Pearls is that it is one of the brightest exploding stars found in 400 years.