As much energy is released in one second by the death of a star as by all of the other stars you can see in the visible universe 
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Adrian Dantley delivers his induction speech at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Friday, Sept. 5, 2008.
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U.S. national team players practice during a team training session in Havana September 5, 2008. Cuba will play the United States on September 6 in a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer game in Havana. It will also be first time for more than 60 years the Americans have played in the capital Havana.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Singer Mary J. Blige and Martin Kendu attend the Conde Nast Media Group's Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall on September 5, 2008 in New York City.
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LANCASTER, PA - SEPTEMBER 4: Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a rally at Buchanan Park September 4, 2008 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Obama is campaigning through Pennsylvania as U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accepts the Republican nomination for U.S. President tonight.
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Italy's Claudia Pettazzoni (L) and Peru's Fidel Rios kiss each other to win the IKE, the International underwater kissing event in Riccione on July 20, 2008. The couple won the world's longest underwater kiss title with a time of 1 minutes and 51 seconds.
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A model presents a creation by Belarussian designer Dmitry Prigozhaev during the International Festival of Vanguard Art, Mammoth, in Minsk November 17, 2007.
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Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) arrives to accept the nomination. at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 4, 2008.
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Star dies an explosive death / Quotes
As much energy is released in one second by the death of a star as by all of the other stars you can see in the visible universe
said Alex Filippenko
For years, we have dreamed of seeing a star just as it was exploding
said Alicia Soderberg
in Zee News
We were in the right place, at the right time, with the right telescope, on January 9th and witnessed history
was said
in Zee News
Using the most powerful radio, optical and X-ray telescopes on the ground and in space we were able to observe the evolution of the explosion right from the start
said Edo Berger
in Zee News
This eventually confirmed that the big X-ray blast marked the birth of a supernova.
was said
in Zee News
