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This time-lapse shows a supernova exploding brighter than five billion suns – TechSpot

For the last year, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been trained on what NASA defines as a Type Ia supernova 70 million lightyears away. In that…

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Celestial fireworks: Supernovae are arguably one of the most spectacular phenomena in the observable universe. They are not rare, with one happening about once every second. However, it is rare to catch a time-lapse of one in action. Over the last year, the Hubble Space Telescope managed to do just that.
For the last year, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has been trained on what NASA defines as a “Type Ia” supernova 70 million lightyears away. In that time, the HST captured photos as the star…

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