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Space and Galaxy light speed travel. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
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"The most famous supernova was that of 1054. Records show it was visible for a few weeks in daytime. It was also named the “Crab Nebula” by the Third Earl of Ross using a 0.9m telescope that he had built, from his estate in Birr, County Offaly."

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Movie reviews: It’s impossible to take your eyes off Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in Supernova
Movie reviews: It’s impossible to take your eyes off Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in Supernova
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Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, a giant star exploded in a flash of light so blinding the scene of destruction can still be seen here on Planet Earth.

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