Death of a star: Scientists get front-row seat to witness a supernova

Death of a star: Scientists get front-row seat to witness a supernova

Located in the NGC 5731 galaxy, approximately 120 million light-years from Earth, the particular star was 10 times bigger than the sun when it exploded. A star explodes almost every second or so somewhere in the universe, and scientists got a front-row seat to witness one for the first time in the history of astronomy. … Read more