Scientists have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NSF's Jansky Very Large Array to Determine the likely Trigger for the most recent Supernova in the Milky Way. They applied a new technique that could have implications for understanding other Type Ia supernovas, a class of stellar explosions that scientists use to determine the expansion rate of the Universe. Supernova G1.9+0.3 [Credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/S. Chakraborti...

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