Scientists Witness Star's Explosive End
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 16:42
in Astronomy & Space
Observers feel like 'winning the astronomy lottery' after glimpsing the beginning of a supernova. The star's explosion was 100 billion times brighter than the Earth's sun.
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