Nearby Supernova Should Be Common, So Why Aren't They?
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Two supernovae should appear in our galaxy every century, so why have we not seen one in 400 years?
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I photographed a star exploding … 40,000 years after it actually blew up. This is a supernova remnant called the Spaghetti Nebula. [OC] : r/space
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How Stars Explode
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Ultraviolet flash detected by astronomers after 'peculiar' supernova
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Multiple supernovas may have implanted our solar system with the seeds of planets
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Nearby Supernovas Pose An Extra Previously Unconsidered Threat To Life
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A rare glimpse at a relatively nearby supernova offers clues to how stars die
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Bad Astronomy, The closest supernova candidate?
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Iron from ancient supernovae may still be raining down on Earth, NOVA
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Unusually brightening star captures attention as a stellar oddity
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Did a supernova cause Earth's mass extinction 360 million years ago?