Newly collapsed red supergiant star spotted
In May 2023, telescopes around the globe recorded the explosion of a red supergiant star 21 million light-years away. This is the earliest detection of a supernova phenomenon caused by the collapse of the star's core just before it dies. A team from Tsinghua University has analysed all the observations, including those from the BOOTES-4/MET telescope run by the IAA-CSIC.
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