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)
interesting article (( ping ))
I take it there was no neutrino burst detected?
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.
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.