What an explosion! The first such unusual photo of a supernova

Not long ago, NASA released a remarkable photo of a supernova explosion. It’s unique in that it captures the exact moment of the explosion. Never before have stars been seen exploding so early in their lives.

[Photo: NASA, ESA, Ryan Foley (UC Santa Cruz)IMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons]

This unusual phenomenon, designated SN 2020 fqv, was first observed by a team of astronomers led by Ryan Foley of the University of California Santa…