Scientists witness start of star's explosive death
                   
newsday.com: Supernova 2008D burst onto the scene on Jan. 9, 2008, as seen in ultraviolet images and X-ray images taken by NASA's Swift Satellite. newsday.com
newsday.com     23-May-2008            

In this image provided by NASA, seemingly out of nowhere, Supernova 2008D burst onto the scene on Jan. 9, 2008, as seen in ultraviolet images and X-ray images taken by NASA's Swift Satellite. On Jan. 9, astronomers used a NASA X-ray satellite to spy on a star already well into its death throes,... [read full story]                    


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