For the first time, a team of astronomers has successfully made observations of a predicted supernova. The enormous cosmic explosion, nicknamed Refsdal, is believed to have occurred roughly 10 billion years ago, and owes its foreshadowing to a rare astronomical phenomenon known as an Einstein Cross, which led to the recent spotting which took place on Dec. 11th.
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