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Space Fan News #30: Black Hole Devours a Star; Type 1a Supernova Seen in Pinwheel Galaxy

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This week, we've recorded two really cool transient events: a supermassive black hole devouring a Sun-like star and at Type 1a supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy (m101) going on right now.

Black Hole News:
http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/news-events/2011-news/Burrows8-2011
Type 1a Supernova:
http://keckobservatory.org/news/secrets_of_supernova/
http://news.discovery.com/space/supernova-cosmos-distance-galaxies-110827.html

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  • Can we not see explosions of white dwarves in our own galaxy because we're on the same plane? Wouldn't looking "down" on the spiral of another galaxy make them easier to detect?

  • This guy is incredibly sexy.

  • maby we dont see many supernova's in our galaxy because the ones we see in other galaxies happened thousands of years ago and supernova's dont happen anymore? just a thaught. when you read this i'd like a response tdarnell. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT VIDEOS!

  • it really sucks when white dwarves blow. 

  • @aghoranathi too*

  • -I'm 32, to young i guess to have ever been told that the universe is static.

  • Okay i got it now is about how will the milky-way will end and if we are near to it we are going to get toast meaning we are DOOM for ever i will do more research study work how to over come that destruction in our path because earth atmosphere is very strong and creating few more atmosphere here on earth we will survive that big huge milky-way disaster but earth will get very very cold do you know when that milky-way disaster will happen ????? let me know for a could get ready okay space fan.

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