This week, while the moon is still not overly bright, you have a chance to see the death of a star: a supernova. Unfortunately, this stupendous event is taking place not in our own galaxy ...

The M101 galaxy is also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy or Messier 101. The galaxy is part of the Ursa Major constellation, and the supernova was first observed being visible on the evening of Friday ...

Look in the upper arm of this galaxy- you'll see a star appear to blink in and out of existence. That's a supernova! Very recently discovered in m101: the Pinwheel galaxy (which I happened to be ...

A supergiant star exploded as a supernova in the prominent galaxy M101 in Ursa Major. It’s now bright enough to see in a 4.5-inch telescope!

How to watch the new supernova explode A supernova, dubbed SN 2023ixf, was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki on May 19, 2023. (Craig Stocks / NASA) ...

In fact it is about 250 million light years from Earth, in the neighboring galaxy known as M101. The supernova has been designated SN 2011fe.

These images from Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) show the nearby spiral galaxy M101 before and after the appearance of SN 2011fe (circled, right), which was discovered on Aug. 24 ...

If you were wondering what was going on with the bright new supernova in the spiral galaxy M101, it’s now getting very difficult to observe due to its proximity to the Sun in the sky.

In fact it is about 250 million light years from Earth, in the neighboring galaxy known as M101. The supernova has been designated SN 2011fe.