10-Year-Old Canadian Girl Is The Youngest Person Ever to Discover a Supernova
Hooray for Kathryn Aurora Gray Here's a good argument for letting your kids stay up late: A 10-year-old Canadian girl discovered a supernova over the weekend, the youngest person ever to do so. Kathryn Aurora Gray of Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, made the discovery under the supervision of two other amateur astronomers, according to the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Related ArticlesSupernovae Might Be Directing Life's Development Throughout the UniverseCanadian Hobbyists Capture Amateur HD Video From Near-SpaceUnveiled: The First Full 3-D Model of a Star Going SupernovaTagsScience, Rebecca Boyle, amateur astronomer, astronomy, exploding stars, stars, supernova, supernovaeKathryn, Paul Gray and David Lane snapped a photo of a galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis on New Year's Eve. The supernova was discovered on Sunday, Jan. 2, while Kathryn and Paul Gray (unclear whether this is her dad) examined the picture. It is Kathryn's first supernova find, Lane's fourth and Paul Gray's seventh....