In the ever-changing cosmic goo that is the universe, the most massive stars end their lives in massive explosions called supernovae. This is exploding bright enough to be seen across great distances—and something new just appeared in the night sky here on Earth. If you turn your telescope to a constellation Ursa Major, you can find the rare opportunity to see a a star that has just exploded.
The The supernova is in one of the spiral arms Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101, which is 25 million light years away from EarthAccording to NASA. Like Space.com reports, the supernova, called SN 2023ixf, has been the talk of astronomers for the past few days..
According to Sky & Telescope, supernova appeared Friday and should be seen with a 4.5-inch telescope. NASA on Hubble Space Telescope he began to study it yesterdayand explosion sshould be visible for several months, NASA says so. For backyard tanks that want to score a snapshotPinwheel Gthe sky above Alkaid—the star that forms the tip of the handle of the Big Dipper—in the night sky.
The deceased the stars were possible often larger than our Sun, according to Space.com – so that, if it could replace our own Sun, it would to be has been more than the size of Mars way. A big-A star that is full will go supernova when it eventually runs out of internal fuel that supports its nuclear fusion. The star’s gravity causes it to collapse in on itself and release energy as a big bang. The final death blow is the star’s transformation into being neutron star or black hole.
The lifetime of a star is millions or billions of years, so witnessing someone’s death is a very happy moment. At the beginning of this year, astronomers found evidence of a binary star system that will eventually form a kilonovaor an explosion that is thought to produce burgamma disease and lots of gold and platinum. Order and house a neutron star is a a massive star that is in the midst of a supernova, during which it will also become a neutron star. Finally, that two neutron stars will collide, creating a kilonova.