[neverdem]

Shouldn't the title be: "X-Ray Burst Leads Scientists to See Supernova in Action"?

Image: SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY(L);NASA/SWIFT/ULTRAVIOLET OPTICAL TELESCOPE (R)
Supernova caught in its exploding act (NASA SWIFT detects milder gamma-ray burst GRB, X-ray flash)

[Virginia-American]

interesting article (( ping ))

I take it there was no neutrino burst detected?

[The Red Zone]

Did anybody catch a look at this star before it let out the burst? It would be interesting to know what went on on the weeks prior to the event.

[carumba]

... star in a galaxy about 440 million light-years away...

Help this layman understand why the galaxy is not visible. Looks like the supernova event is larger than its host galaxy. I presume that would not be so.

[webheart]

In a few seconds, the star released more energy than our sun will have in its entire lifetime. And within days, a wide array of telescopes were looking at the aftermath. Kinda funny if you ask me. All of the action is over, and then everybody looks.