Thanks to old photos, NASA scientists found what happens before a supernova explodes

NASA has detected a precursor or progenitor to a supernova for the first time – and it's all thanks to old photos.

NASA'S James Webb Space Telescope uncovers former star that exploded into a supernova

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to discover a former star that ...
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NASA's Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded As Supernova 40 Million Years Ago: Impact Explained

The light from the explosion did not reach Earth till June 29, 2025, when the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Locates Former Star That Exploded as Supernova

Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light traveled across the cosmos, reaching Earth June 29, ...
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James Webb Space Telescope captures first published supernova progenitor detection

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the first published detection of a supernova progenitor in galaxy NGC 1637, revealing a red supergiant star before explosion.
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NASA’s Webb telescope spots an ancient supernova and its host galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the light of a star that exploded when the universe was still in its cosmic youth, revealing both the blast itself and the fragile galaxy that hosted it. By ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope locates star that exploded in nearby galaxy 40 million years ago

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have identified the progenitor star of supernova 2025pht, a stellar explosion that occurred 40 million years ago in the galaxy NGC 1637. This discovery, detailed in a ...