Princeton University

• Seeing stars: Princeton University scientists witness once-in-a-lifetime event (.doc)
  

• Carnegie Observatories:
  "Supernova birth seen for first time" (.doc)
  
• Gemini Observatory:
  "Catching the light of a baby supernova" (.doc)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):
  "NASA's Swift satellite catches first supernova in the act of exploding" (.doc)
  
• The National Radio Astronomy Observatory:
  "Luck reveals stellar explosion's first moments" (.doc)
• National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan:
  "Astronomers at Tsing Hua captured the moment of a star explosion" (in Chinese) (.pdf)
• Palomar Observatory, California Institute of Technology:
  "Stellar death caught in the act" (.doc)
• Pennsylvania State University:
  "NASA's Swift satellite catches first 'normal' supernova in the act of exploding" (.doc)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison:
  "Astronomers witness the birth of a supernova" (.doc)
• Science and Technology Facilities Council, U.K.:
  "Caught in the act: the Swift satellite observes a supernova explosion in real-time" (.doc)
  

Scientists viewing images of the galaxy NGC2770 using NASA's Swift satellite on Jan. 9, 2008, observed Supernova 2008D burst onto the scene, giving scientists the unique opportunity to witness the birth of a supernova.