The Next Supernova

A supernova heads up is this giant explosion caused by a star burning out of fuel and then collapsing on itself. There are astro-physical events that it's all hands on board when the moment this happens. They only happen in the Milky Way a few times every century, but when they do, it is the equivalent of a giant legendary house party for physicists. But will there be maybe like a supernova this month you can watch? Is there a Twitter account you can follow? Probably not.

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