Satellite Catches a Star Going 'Kaboom!'
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 22:29
in Astronomy & Space
When a gigantic star blows up, astronomers call it a "supernova." Over the past 100 years, astronomers have observed thousands of these explosions. But in every case, they were seeing the star after the explosion took place. read more
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