A rare glimpse at a relatively nearby supernova offers clues to how stars die
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Thanks to its home in the Pinwheel galaxy, a favorite of amateur astronomers, researchers have monitored SN 2023ixf since shortly after it exploded.
Stars, Ancient Star Maps - Crystalinks
Stars, Ancient Star Maps - Crystalinks
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Astronomers may have finally seen a star become a black hole
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Gamma-ray burst study reveals a new possible type of star death
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18 years of science with the Hubble Space Telescope
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A rare glimpse at a relatively nearby supernova offers clues to
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Rare Glimpse at Relatively Nearby Supernova Offers Clues to How
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Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don't we see them?
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Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos
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Hubble Space Telescope 2020 - eoPortal
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Astronomy Cmarchesin: March 2011