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    Youngest Supernova

    Barely at 23 million light years from Earth, it can be the scene of one of the most violent phenomena in the universe

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    Via sciencedaily.com

    A mere two weeks after the explosion of a star in Galàxia del Remolí (M51), telescopes around Europe joined efforts to compile this image.

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