November 14, 2026

A cosmic magnifying glass could reveal the same supernova two more times in roughly 70 years

Read the source: Phys.org (Space News section) (opens in new tab)

Astronomers discovered an exploding star from 4.9 billion years ago using the James Webb Space Telescope. The supernova, named SN Ares, was seen due to gravitational lensing by a massive galaxy cluster. The distorted images of SN Ares are predicted to reappear in roughly 70 years.

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