XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed

XMM-Newton has discovered an exploding star in the Milky Way. Usually that would be important in itself, but this time there is a special twist. Calculations show that the explosion must have been clearly visible to the unaided eye but was missed by the legions of star watchers around the planet.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMH9HWIPIF_index_0.html

Time: 18. Jul. 2008

Feed: ESA Top News

Topics: missed, star, that, xmm-newton