Supernova Explosion Seen In Nearby Galaxy | Video

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 16:31 in Astronomy & Space

The light from an exploding star in the Messier 82 (M82) galaxy was first photographed from Earth on January 22nd, 2013. The galaxy is ~12 million light years away so the explosion occurred about 12 million years ago.

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