supernova

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Its relatively close distance and clear visibility make it a key object for studying neutron stars, supernova remnants, and nebulae.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

If it is large enough, it could end its life in a supernova explosion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Our colleagues in Stockholm first noticed the supernova but it was us who spotted that the light had been bent into multiple images.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Each image represents the supernova at a slightly different moment in its evolution because the light traveled along paths of different lengths.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Unhappily, no supernova explosions have been observed in our Galaxy since the invention of the telescope, and astronomers have been chafing at the bit for some centuries.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan