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Junior-Sized Supernova Discovered By New York Teen

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the so-many-prodigies dept.

Matt_dk writes "In November 2008, Caroline Moore, a 14-year-old student from upstate New York, discovered a supernova in a nearby galaxy, making her the youngest person ever to do so. Additional observations determined that the object, called SN 2008ha, is a new type of stellar explosion, 1000 times more powerful than a nova but 1000 times less powerful than a supernova. Astronomers say that it may be the weakest supernova ever seen."

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  1. Re:It's misquoted by KevinKnSC · · Score: 5, Funny

    It bothers me that /. editors missed the obvious headline "Junior-Sized Supernova Discovered by Junior-Sized Astronomer."

  2. Re:Sky coverage + Observing Time = Discoveries by hcdejong · · Score: 5, Funny

    IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

    Telegrams?

    --- have found possible new celestial phenomenon - stop - proof sent as electronumerical photograph following this message - stop - hcdejong - ends
    - START teletype-mime-v1.0 - 00011110101 11010101010 101101 110 1110101 0110 1010 10101 0101 1