Supernova

• Betelgeuse: Dying star sparks hope for ‘moon’-sized supernova over Earth

  Betelgeuse is getting dimmer, igniting speculation that it will go supernova in a spectacular explosion visible from Earth.

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  Jan 15, 2020
  
• Movie captures supernova remnant expanding at speeds up to 19,000 km/h

  A new movie from NASA is showing how stellar gases have been moving through space over the past 15 years.

  Science

  May 16, 2016
  
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• Star just 16 km across unleashes explosion brighter than Milky Way

  Imagine standing on Earth and being blinded by a supernova. If you happened to be anywhere near the star ASASSN-15lh, that's just what would happen.

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  Jan 15, 2016
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• Deja-vu? Astronomers see same supernova 4 times

  Imagine being able to witness an event occur multiple times, say, the birth of a child. Well, astronomers are excited to have been able to have done just that. Not with a child, but with a supernova.

  Mar 5, 2015
• NASA images new supernova in nearby galaxy (and there may be another!)

  NASA has imaged a new and relatively nearby supernova with its Swift spacecraft providing an image of a spectacular stellar explosion.

  Science

  Jan 28, 2014