This star cheated death, exploding again and again
The weirdest supernova ever has lasted more than three years, and may be the third outburst from the same star
![illustration of a supernova](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/110817_LG_supernova_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
GHOST IN THE SHELL What looked like an ordinary supernova, shown in this artist’s illustration, might be the result of a single star exploding at least three times, blowing off expanding shells of gas each time.
NASA, ESA, G. Bacon/STSci