Astronomers Capture FIRST EVER Red Supergiant Explosion!

“For the first time, we watched a red supergiant star explode!”
In a shocking new discovery, Astronomers were able to capture a Red Supergiant Explosion! In the spectacularly unpredictable worlds of astronomy, how does someone get to witness a spectacle that has truly never been seen by humanity before?

The chances of astronomers seeing a real-time explosion of a red supergiant is nearly impossible.

But now we have.

Welcome to Factnomenal! In today’s video we dive into this unique moment in humanity’s quest to understand our universe, what we are learning from this event, and when we will get a much closer and less comfortable look at our own Sun in its death throes.

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[Factnomenal]

What would be your first words if you saw this explosion in the sky? 💥

[danwhitehurst]

What’s amazing is that is star exploded 120 million years ago and we just saw it.

[donaldfolkers]

What I find most impressive in listening these observations is that we are today seeing an event that happened 120, 000, 000 years ago. The source of the event is not at all today what it was when we picked up the light it transmitted. Looking into the past.

[omirg]

It is truly mind boggling that when it exploded, there were still dinosaurs on earth… 🤯 I love Space!

[ForeverStill_Fan]

We perceive the explosion as "real-time" but really this supernova explosion occurred 120 million years ago. And on a sidenote: If you could somehow look back on Earth from that distance, you wouldn't see humans at all. You'd see dinosaurs roam the Earth. I find that amazing!

[ronmcmurray]

Well captured. Fascinating. What footage. What an accurate headline. Best event I have ever on YT.

[Blakblue]

Bruuuuh! 6:49**
“But like death and taxes, we know it’s coming.”
Laughed so hard and loud!! Did not see that comment coming 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[TraumaER]

I’m tired of all this computer generated stuff. I want real pictures and real videos of the universe!!! 😩

[solonkazos]

What we're finding out is the universe is way more active than we ever thought.
This activity level means the universe is young, the greater the activity the younger the universe.

[GuillermoKnowsBest]

A great first for the world of astronomy. This has been a long time coming. Well done ✔👏

[TheDukeofMadness]

Equal parts fascinating and utterly terrifying.

[rajeevk.pathak]

Very comprehensible, neatly elucidated !!! Truly a "shocking" discovery ! "Brilliant" narration (puns INTENDED !!!!). Thanks for sharing, and the "enlightenment' !

[justinthyme]

I'm 81 years young, and would love to live long enough to see Betelgeuse go supernova. 😎 hi from Australia.

[beornthebear.]

Beautiful and awesome. What are the odds of catching it at just the right time?

[danieller]

WOW!!! Never thought I would see that in my lifetime!

[doctorspockARTS]

I can’t wait to see another stellar object in the night sky that can be seen with the naked eye.

[বিশ্বেরকিছুঅজানাখবর]

Another interesting video !! Wish, I could watch that historical event..!! Thank You 'Factnomenal' for sharing this video..!!

[sktlsspacecrypto]

Holy SKTLs batman! There's a red supergiant exploding in the sky! ☄

[samsschool]

How can a star be a ticking time bomb when it's already an explosion? **Philosoraptor ponders**

[coryrobison]

This is very interesting. I’m intrigued. I have a fascination with astronomy. We must also remember to take into account the speed of light. I don’t see in the video them saying how far this star is from Earth. It only said how far is it from the said galaxy. But say if this star was also 120 Light Years from Earth, the actual event would have occurred around 120 years ago and we are now getting to see it because the light finally reached us.
For those who don’t know, 1 light year is the distance light travels in 1 year, which is way over 5 Trillion miles! Light travels around 186, 282 miles per second.