NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the explosive final moments of a star as it goes supernova in a galaxy 70 million light years from the Earth. The supernova, formally known as SN2018gv, was first spotted in mid-January 2018 in the constellation of Puppis in the Southern Hemisphere. Astronomers working on a project to measure the expansion rate of the universe first pointed Hubble towards the supernova in February 2018. 'No Earthly fireworks display can compete with this supernova, captured in its fading glory by the Hubble Space Telescope,' Riess said. TYPE 1A SUPERNOVA: AN EXPLOSIVE END TO A BINARY PAIRING Supernova come in different types, from the explosion of a supergiant star to a star found in a binary system.

Source: Daily Mail October 01, 2020 16:38 UTC