Photo of Supernova 2005gl
NASA, ESA, and A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel) |
 

SN 2005gl
These photographs from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have been used to uncover the progenitor star to a supernova that exploded in 2005. To the surprise of astronomers, the progenitor is a rare class of ultra-bright star that, according to theory, shouldn't explode so early in its evolution. | Discovery News Video

 
 
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