{"id":314417,"date":"2022-11-10T04:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/breaking-news\/hubble-telescope-captures-stellar-explosion-of-star-from-over-11-billion-years-ago.html"},"modified":"2022-11-10T04:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:20:52","slug":"hubble-telescope-captures-stellar-explosion-of-star-from-over-11-billion-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/breaking-news\/hubble-telescope-captures-stellar-explosion-of-star-from-over-11-billion-years-ago.html","title":{"rendered":"Hubble Telescope captures &#8216;stellar explosion&#8217; of star from over 11 billion years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures space 'fingerprint'\"><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Hubble Telescope has captured a true blast from the past, spotting the colossal explosion of a star from over 11 billion years ago in the first detailed look of a supernova so early in the universe&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The discovery comes over a decade after the telescope took photos of the\u00a0Abell 370\u00a0galaxy cluster in 2010. Researchers were combing through data when just behind the galaxy, they discovered images had been taken of a supernova, which is the dying of a massive star and the largest explosion in space, <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">according to NASA<\/a>. The findings were <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">published in the peer reviewed journal Nature Wednesday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Even with the galaxy in the way, it was viewable through a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing \u2013 the gravitational force of Abell 370 bends and magnifies the light behind it, making it possible to view the supernova from Earth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Black hole:\u00a0<\/strong>Closest known black hole to Earth, sitting 1,600 light-years away, found by astronomers<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Asteroid crash:\u00a0<\/strong>When NASA successfully crashed into an asteroid, these famous telescopes captured the effects<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But the chance to spot a supernova is difficult because it all happens in short time frame. It can last for hours or a few days, Wenlei Chen, lead author of the research paper and postdoctoral researcher in the University of Minnesota School of Physics and Astronomy, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> use the James Webb Space Telescope to observe more, and perhaps more distant, supernovae.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Follow Jordan Mendoza on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">@jordan_mendoza5<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>&#8216;Pillars of Creation&#8217;:<\/strong>\u00a0James Webb telescope gives stunning new look at the birthplace of young stars<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>What&#8217;s everyone talking about?:<\/strong> <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Sign up for our trending newsletter to get the latest news of the day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Article source: http:\/\/rssfeeds.usatoday.com\/~\/718992178\/0\/usatodaycomnation-topstories~Hubble-Telescope-captures-stellar-explosion-of-star-from-over-billion-years-ago\/<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hubble Telescope has captured a true blast from the past, spotting the colossal explosion of a star from over 11 billion years ago in the first detailed look of a supernova so early in the universe&#8217;s history. The discovery comes over a decade after the telescope took photos of the\u00a0Abell 370\u00a0galaxy cluster in 2010. 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