Nova outburst captured! ‘Best-ever’ visible observations yet
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A nova outburst in the Carina constellation was observed using the NASA’s Fermi and NuSTAR space telescopes, Canada’s BRITE-Toronto satellite and more. It was the “best-ever visible and gamma-ray observations of a nova to date,” according to Michigan State University astronomer Elias Aydi.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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