In a paper to be published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, now available online here, an international group of astronomers report on the discovery, within M82, of what may be the brightest radio supernova ever. M82 (aka NGC 3034) is an irregular galaxy in Ursa Major located about 12 million light years away. Due [...]
Image Credit: Mark Westmoquette (University College London), Jay Gallagher (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Linda Smith (University College London), WIYN//NSF, NASA/ESAIn a paper to be published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, now available online here, an international group of astronomers report on the discovery, within M82, of what may be the brightest radio supernova ever. M82 (aka NGC 3034) is an irregular galaxy in Ursa Major located about 12 million light years away. Due to its unusual shape it is referred to as the “Cigar Galaxy.” It’s also known as a starburst galaxy as it appears to be in a stage where it produces an unusual amount of “young” stars.
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