Swift observations with the European Southern Observatorys Very Large Telescope (ESOs VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the stars surface. For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of the explosion at its earliest, fleeting stage. This brief initial phase wouldnt have been observable a day later and helps address a whole set of questions about how massive stars go supernova.
Swift observations with the European Southern Observatorys Very Large Telescope (ESOs VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the stars surface. For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of the explosion at its earliest, fleeting stage. This brief initial phase wouldnt have been observable a day later and helps address a whole set of questions about how massive stars go supernova.
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