esahubble_opo0412d February 20th, 2004
Credit: NASA/ESA and A. Riess (STScI)
Supernovae are extremely luminousand cause a burst of radiationthat often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sunis expected to emit over its entire life span.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0412d/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
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