Scientists mapped the shape of a supernova for the first time ever – and it's not what we expected: Space photo of the week
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Scientists mapped the shape of a supernova for the first time ever – and it's not what we expected: Space photo of the week

Astronomers using data from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the initial "breakout" phase of a supernova is elongated, not perfectly spherical.