#supernova

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#astronomy #fast radio bursts #galaxy formation #gemini north telescope #james webb telescope #neutron stars #pa 30 nebula #stellar death #technology #zombie stars

Medieval supernova revealed in stunning detail
The Gemini North telescope has captured the clearest image yet of Pa 30, a nebula from a supernova witnessed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1181.
WIRED · 1m
Webb finds the galaxy behind the farthest radio burst
The James Webb telescope has pinpointed the origin of a fast radio burst detected in 2024, revealing it came from an unexpectedly small galaxy just 3 billion years after the Big Bang.
Engadget · 1m