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Jerusalem Post/Science/Space

A star is dead: Scientists watch supernova in real time - study

Scientists at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science got lucky and managed to spot a star in a nearby galaxy go supernova, able to make a portrait of the star's last days.

Pictured: Supernova 2023ixf occurred in Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. The image was made using telescope data on the nights of May 21, 22 and 23, 2023
Pictured: Supernova 2023ixf occurred in Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. The image was made using telescope data on the nights of May 21, 22 and 23, 2023
(photo credit: TRAVIS DEYOE, MOUNT LEMMON SKYCENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (HOSSEINZADEH ET AL. 2023))
ByAARON REICH
MARCH 27, 2024 17:53
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