The Swift satellite has made another fortuitous observation. This time, and for the first time ever, astronomers have caught a star in the act of going supernova. These stellar explosions have been observed before, but always after the fireworks were well underway. "For years we have dreamed of seeing a star just [...]

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Fraser, besides Phil's blog, is there another place that has more detail or do you know if there will be a more detailed report on this at some point?

Pete

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There's so much I don't know about astrophysics. I wish I had read that book by that wheelchair guy.

Fraser, besides Phil's blog, is there another place that has more detail or do you know if there will be a more detailed report on this at some point?

Pete

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There's so much I don't know about astrophysics. I wish I had read that book by that wheelchair guy.

http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html

Here is one source.

http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/yp_infosys.html

Here is another with just about anything you might consider looking for.

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