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Supernova sighting leaves astronomers agog

                   
telegraph.co.uk: In the first image a dim supernova several weeks old can be seen close to the centre of the picture. In the second, the new SN2008D supernova flares brightly shortly after its explosion. telegraph.co.uk
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21-May-2008
        
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The death of a star has been witnessed as it occurred for the first time, a remarkable observation that will lead to new insights into this cataclysmic cosmic process, writes Science Editor Roger Highfield. Thanks to a satellite, "we got on to it in nine seconds," says Dr Page, who led the X-ray... [read full story]                    

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Astronomical sight for stargazers

iol.co.za
22-May-2008
        

In a stroke of cosmic luck, astronomers for the first time witnessed the start of one of the universe's most fiery events: the end of a star's life as it exploded into a supernova. On January 9, astronomers used a Nasa X-ray satellite to spy on a star already well into its death throes, when...

ww7.be: In upper right of the galaxy image is SN 2008D in X-ray image (left) and visible light (right). ww7.be

First supernova seen during explosion breakout

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22-May-2008
        

From Wikinews, the free news source you can write! SWIFT images galaxy NGC 2770 with SN 2007uy before SN 2008D, with X-ray view (left) and visible light (right). Astronomers have for the first time watched a supernova explosion break out of the surface of the parent star. Previously only the...

Astronomers capture footage of supernova explosion

dailystar.com.lb
22-May-2008
        

U.S. astronomers have captured footage of a star blowing itself to smithereens, according to U.S. media reports quoting Thursday's issue of the journal Nature. Alicia Soderberg, the leading author, also an astrophysics researcher at Princeton University, and her colleagues.

                   

First for astronomers: Observed birth of supernova

itwire.com.au
22-May-2008
        

U.S. astronomers Alicia Soderberg and Edo Berger, Princeton University, were observing the NCG 2770 galaxy when they noticed a rapidly brightening spot, which eventually faded. They had just seen, for the first time by anyone on Earth, the birth of a supernova using x-ray emissions. The...

                   
qc.ca: Type-Ib supernova in 'real time' qc.ca

Moreover Public: Astronomers watch as star dies

qc.ca
22-May-2008
        

PhysicsWeb May 22 2008 10:42AM GMT ... A chance observation using NASA’s Swift satellite has provided the most detailed account yet of a star exploding into a supernova. Alicia Soderberg of Princeton University, US, happened to be monitoring the aftermath of a month-old...

Moreover Public: Astronomers capture footage of supernova explosion

qc.ca
22-May-2008
        

EView Week May 22 2008 10:03AM GMT ... 5/22/2008 9:54:53 AM Source：chinaview.cn Author： [Font Size：Bigger Middle Smaller] BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. astronomers have captured footage of a star blowing itself to smithereens, according to U.S. media reports...

Exploding supernova captured on camera in world first

dailymail.co.uk
22-May-2008
        

A spectacular exploding supernova has been caught on camera for the first time by scientists. They spotted a burst of X-rays by chance while looking at another part of a distant galaxy, and managed to turn a variety of telescopes in the right direction just in time.

                   

A scientific first: A supernova explosion is observed in real time

hindu.com
22-May-2008
        

Including a tell-tale flash of radiation preceding the event An ordinary observation with NASA’s Swift research satellite recently led to the first real-time sighting of a star in the process of exploding. Both luck and the Swift satellite’s unique design played a role in the discovery. In...

Exploding star caught in the act

abc.net.au
22-May-2008
        

Astronomers around the world have witnessed one of the mightiest yet most elusive sights in the universe, an exploding supernova in real time. "For years, we have dreamed of seeing a star just as it was exploding," says Dr Alicia Soderberg of Princeton University in New Jersey, who led the...