Rare 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' star survives death by supernova, returns stronger and brighter

Interesting read...
..."The best clue to solving this puzzle is the weakened nature of the type 1ax supernova, the researchers wrote. It's possible that, when the explosion ignited, it was too weak to fully blow away all the gas that comprised the white dwarf. Following the initial explosion, some of this material may have fallen back onto the partially-exploded star, creating a zombie object called a bound remnant."...