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Astronomers spot a star 60 million light years from Earth dying and going supernova in REAL-TIME - Daily Mail

Astronomers spot a star 60 million light years from Earth dying and going supernova in REAL-TIME - Daily Mail

Astronomers spot a star 60 million light years from Earth dying and going supernova in REAL-TIME - Daily Mail
Oct 22, 2021 1 min, 5 secs

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and other space-peering instruments have witnessed for the first time a star dying 60 million light-years away and going supernova in 'real-time,' which may provide a 'warning system' for other stars.

The supernova, known as SN 2020fqv, is in the interacting Butterfly Galaxies and in the constellation Virgo.

Astronomers witnessed for the first time a star dying and going supernova .

'For this supernova, we were able make ultra-rapid observations with Hubble, giving unprecedented coverage of the region right next to the star that exploded.' .

The Hubble Space Telescope (pictured) and NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) both observed the supernova.

The Hubble, a joint venture between NASA and the European Space Agency, was also able to see material close to the star, known as circumstellar material, 'just hours after the explosion,' according to the statement.

The Hubble telescope was launched on April 24, 1990, via the space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida

It is named after famed astronomer Edwin Hubble who was born in Missouri in 1889

The Hubble telescope is named after famed astronomer Edwin Hubble who was born in Missouri in 1889 (pictured)

The Hubble telescope is named after Edwin Hubble who was responsible for coming up with the Hubble constant and is one of the greatest astronomers of all-time

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