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My Way News: "LBV1806-20, however, formed near where a supernova exploded in the past. Eikenberry said this explosion may have compressed gas and dust, enabling the star to grow far beyond the usual size of stellar giants. He said the same area contains a baby star in the process of formation, along with several other large stars, all of which may have formed as the result of the earlier supernova.

Eikenberry said massive stars generally only shine for about 2 million years, and LBV1806-20 is now middle-aged, about a million years old. Eventually, he said, such stars blow themselves apart and that without such explosions there would be no planets like the Earth teeming with life."