Youngest Galactic Supernova Found, But No Aliens

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 14, 2008 @07:01AM from the tax-paid-striptease-from-nasa dept.

Simon Howes writes "After searching for decades, astronomers have found a supernova in our galaxy! So it wasn't little green men we were waiting for. It's located very near the center of the galaxy, about 28,000 light years away, and it's only at most about 140 years old. Quote from Bad Astronomy: 'If you're wondering what all the buzz has been about the past few days over a NASA discovery, then wait no longer. No, it's not aliens or an incoming asteroid. Instead, it's still very cool: astronomers have found the youngest supernova in the Milky Way.'" FiReaNGeL contributes a link to coverage on e! Science News; I think Wired's account of the super-hyped tele-press-conference is the funniest.

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That's an amazing insight... by dafrazzman · 2008-05-14 07:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Captain Obvious.

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21 comments so far..... by tygt · 2008-05-14 07:20 · Score: 0, Flamebait

And they all say the same thing, about 28kLY + 140y.
What's that say about /. posters?