For the first time, the brilliant flash of an exploding star’s shockwave has been captured in the optical wavelength.

March 21, 2016 Comments (0)

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For the first time, the brilliant flash of an exploding star’s shockwave has been captured in the optical wavelength. The steady gaze of our Kepler space telescope allowed astronomers to see a supernova shockwave as it reached the surface of a star. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1XIfIMj

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