'Instant cosmic classic' supernova discovered
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- A supernova discovered yesterday is closer to Earthapproximately 21 million light-years awaythan any other of its kind in a generation. Astronomers believe they caught the supernova within hours of its explosion, a rare feat made possible with a specialized survey telescope and state-of-the-art computational tools.