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27
Astronomers spot double star explosion
Posted In: Science by Andy at 5:31 pm
Scientists have spotted two stellar explosions going off just weeks apart in the same galaxy.
The discovery, made by NASA’s Swift satellite, marks the first time two supernova events have been observed in a single galaxy so close in time.
The blasts occurred in an obscure galaxy located 380 million light-years away in the constellation Hercules. Called MCG +05-43-16, the galaxy had never been known to host a supernova before.
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