PULL · 8 MAY 1998

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your sky.

A Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova?

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Astronomers discovered an evolving supernova potentially coincident with gamma-ray burst GRB 980425. This intriguing suggestion, made two weeks after the burst, could link the two most violent phenomena in the universe. The supernova, indicated by an arrow, is unusual, partly due to its extremely bright radio emission. This observation helps us understand extreme stellar events.

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A Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova?
1998-05-08 · ♉
SKYBORN
A Gamma-Ray Burst Supernova?
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BORN 10278 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 8 MAY 1998 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 MAY 1998.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 MAY 1998
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 91% lit
POSITION
Day 128 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 2 days ago