A star is dead: Scientists watch supernova in real time - study
Scientists at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science got lucky and managed to spot a star in a nearby galaxy go supernova, able to make a portrait of the star's last days.
Pictured: Supernova 2023ixf occurred in Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. The image was made using telescope data on the nights of May 21, 22 and 23, 2023(photo credit: TRAVIS DEYOE, MOUNT LEMMON SKYCENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (HOSSEINZADEH ET AL. 2023))ByAARON REICH
