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Hubble Captures First-ever Predicted Exploding Star

by Press on December 16, 2015

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Refsdal supernova HST — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of the first-ever predicted supernova explosion. The reappearance of the Refsdal supernova was calculated from different models of the galaxy cluster whose immense gravity is warping the supernova’s light. (Image Credits: NASA, ESA)