Scientists witness start of star's explosive death
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 12:14
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a stroke of cosmic luck, astronomers for the first time witnessed the start of one of the universe's most fiery events: the end of a star's life as it exploded into a supernova....
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