Monday, November 17, 2025

Capturing A Supernova Explosion Only Hours After It Began

This artist's illustration helps explain what the ESO's Very Large Telescope detected when it observed a supernova explosion. It shows the explosion just breaching the surface of the star only 26 hours after the SN was first detected. Image Credit: ESO/L. Calçada

Observations of a supernova explosion have revealed its shape only one day after it was first detected. The exact nature of supernovae explosions are unclear and the subject of ongoing, detailed debate. These new observations with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope will advance the debate.



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