Posted on Apr 21, 2025
Scientists detect record-setting explosion outside our galaxy
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Groundbreaking observations of a repeating explosion in space, the recurrent nova LMCN 1968-12a, reveal that it's the hottest burst of its kind ever recorded.
Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, LMCN 1968-12a is the first recurrent nova outside our galaxy to have been studied in near-infrared light.
Beyond its extreme temperatures, this nova is also notable for being an extremely violent eruption with unique chemical properties that differ significantly from those observed in our galaxy, the researchers explained in a paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, LMCN 1968-12a is the first recurrent nova outside our galaxy to have been studied in near-infrared light.
Beyond its extreme temperatures, this nova is also notable for being an extremely violent eruption with unique chemical properties that differ significantly from those observed in our galaxy, the researchers explained in a paper published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Scientists detect record-setting explosion outside our galaxy
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I Was Glancing Through The Article Wondering If This Was Also Something Which Had To Do With What's Referred To As The "WOW Factor", An Intermittent Repeating Frequency Radio Wave Received Decades Ago, But It's Location Remained Unknown..
OH ~ It Got It's Name From The Man Whom Actually Heard The Sounds And Said "WOW"
Instead Of "HOLY SH*T, Did You Hear That Too"??
OH ~ It Got It's Name From The Man Whom Actually Heard The Sounds And Said "WOW"
Instead Of "HOLY SH*T, Did You Hear That Too"??
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