Supernova discovery! NASA James Webb Space Telescope takes the crown AGAIN with this photo

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to exceed expectations by making stellar new discoveries within the first month of its launch. Now, the telescope has made yet another miraculous discovery by detecting its first supernova, shocking even NASA scientists. Here’s more about it.

The James Webb Space Telescope has only been in operation for a few weeks but it has already made stellar discoveries. Now, it has amazed the world once again by detecting its first Supernova. (NASA)

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1/5 The James Webb Space Telescope has only been in operation for a few weeks but it has already made stellar discoveries. Now, it has amazed the world once again by detecting its first Supernova. (NASA)

A supernova is the extremely bright, super-powerful explosion of a massive dying star and the biggest explosion that humans have ever seen. According to a report by Inverse, “Astronomers spotted something unusual happening in a distant galaxy in recent images from the James Webb Space Telescope — something that wasn't there when Hubble last looked at the same galaxy.” (NASA)

2/5 A supernova is the extremely bright, super-powerful explosion of a massive dying star and the biggest explosion that humans have ever seen. According to a report by Inverse, “Astronomers spotted something unusual happening in a distant galaxy in recent images from the James Webb Space Telescope — something that wasn't there when Hubble last looked at the same galaxy.” (NASA)

This is an amazing feat considering the James Webb Space Telescope wasn’t even built for discovering supernovas. The detection of supernovas is usually done by large-scale survey telescopes that skim a vast portion of the space at short intervals. (AP)

3/5 This is an amazing feat considering the James Webb Space Telescope wasn’t even built for discovering supernovas. The detection of supernovas is usually done by large-scale survey telescopes that skim a vast portion of the space at short intervals. (AP)

Mike Engesser, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute told Inverse, "We think that stars in the first few million years would have been primarily, almost entirely, hydrogen and helium, as opposed to the types of stars we have now. They would have been massive — 200 to 300 times the mass of our sun, and they would have definitely lived a sort of 'live fast, die young' lifestyle. Seeing these types of explosions is something we haven't really done yet.” (AFP)

4/5 Mike Engesser, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute told Inverse, "We think that stars in the first few million years would have been primarily, almost entirely, hydrogen and helium, as opposed to the types of stars we have now. They would have been massive — 200 to 300 times the mass of our sun, and they would have definitely lived a sort of 'live fast, die young' lifestyle. Seeing these types of explosions is something we haven't really done yet.” (AFP)

In a period of five days, the supernova which is called SDSS.J141930.11+5251593 was observed by the James Webb Telescope twice. This discovery may help NASA scientists to understand the universe better and more deeply over a period of time. (NASA)

5/5 In a period of five days, the supernova which is called SDSS.J141930.11+5251593 was observed by the James Webb Telescope twice. This discovery may help NASA scientists to understand the universe better and more deeply over a period of time. (NASA)