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'Lost years' end for backyard supernova

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Data from repaired Hubble telescope uncover new secrets about our nearest supernova.

As the first findings start to arrive from the Hubble Space Telescope since its repair last year, researchers are shedding new light on one of our nearest and most exciting supernova neighbours as they resume tracking its explosive history.

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  1. France, K. et al. Science doi:10.1126/science.1192134 (2010).

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Smith, R. 'Lost years' end for backyard supernova. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.446

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