[vsnet-alert 10343] FW: XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "ESA" <contactesa at esa.int>
>Reply-To: ContactEsa at esa.int
>Subject: XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed
>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:03:11 +0200
>
>XMM-Newton has discovered an exploding star in the Milky Way. Usually that 
>would be important in itself, but this time there is a special twist. 
>Calculations show that the explosion must have been clearly visible to the 
>unaided eye but was missed by the legions of star watchers around the 
>planet.
>
>More at:

>http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMH9HWIPIF_index_0.html