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10-Year-Old Boy Discovers 600-Million-Year-Old Supernova

Posted by samzenpus on from the did-you-see-that? dept.

minty3 writes "Nathan Gray, 10, from Nova Scotia, Canada, recently discovered a 600-million-year-old supernova in the galaxy PGC 61330, which lies in the constellation of Draco – beating his sister by 33 days as the youngest person to find a supernova. Gray made the discovery on October 30 while looking at astronomical images taken by Dave Lane, who runs the Abbey Ridge Observatory (ARO) in Nova Scotia. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada confirmed Gray's discovery, but astronomers with the International Astronomical Union say they will need to use a larger telescope to make the finding official."

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  1. A great example for kids by cold+fjord · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I hope this gets shared widely in school science classes and among the home schooled.

    Science is open to people of all ages.

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    1. Re:A great example for kids by krelvin · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Perhaps you are more the exception than the rule here?

  2. No, 10-year-old boy's FATHER finds supernova by TWiTfan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    10-year-old boy gets credit for it.

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  3. 33 days by Jonathunder · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "...beating his sister by 33 days as the youngest person to find a supernova."

    If he's 33 days younger than his sister, their mom had a rough couple of months.