Supernova in M101
There was a recent supernova called SN 2011Fe in a spiral galaxy (like the Milky Way) called M 101. Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)is so called because of its resemblance to a pinwheel. It about 27 million light years away. About 27 million years ago, a star in this galaxy violently exploded. This explosion is called a supernova (the final stage […]