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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. Sunohara by Delicious+Loli · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's right. The strongest girl discovering my supernova. That would be the strongest supernova.

  2. Slashdot is average. by justinlee37 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I hate to break it to you, but Slashdot gets more and more average all the time.