Hubble photographed a supernova explosion that occurred more than 11 billion years ago

The Hubble Space Telescope was able to capture the explosion of a supernova. The image stands out because it captured three stages of the explosion at once.

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Hubble continues to benefit science. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has demonstrated another result of the space telescope.

The supernova that hit Hubble's objects exploded more than 11 billion years ago. The telescope was able to capture the star three times thanks to the phenomenon of gravitational lensing. In our case, the role of the lens has tried on a cluster of galaxies Abell 370.

The Hubble photo shows a rapid color change of the supernova. This indicates a decrease in the temperature of the star. After studying the cooling rate and brightness, scientists said that the exploding star was 500 times the size of the Sun.

Scientists Wenlei Chen and Patrick Kelly, who were involved in this study, want pictures of more distant supernovae. This is required in order to find differences between stars that existed billions of years ago and those that are relatively close to Earth. The new James Webb Space Telescope should help them do this.

Source: NASA