About this episode

This episode discusses a recently detected supernova in an edge-on spiral galaxy.

In today's image, we see a recently detected supernova in an edge-on spiral galaxy. A supernova like this occurs at the end of the life of a massive star with has exhausted all sources of fuel. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: wagnerastronomy@gmail.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

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