Swift Gamma Ray Satellite Spots Twin Supernovae
Credit: STEFAN IMMLER/NASA/GSFC, SWIFT SCIENCE TEAM
Researchers using NASA's Swift gamma-ray burst satellite have spotted two supernovae that exploded in the same galaxy only 16 days apart, an "extremely rare" coincidence. This combination of red, green and blue images of the galaxy MGC +05-43-16, taken June 9 and 12, shows the two events. First seen...
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