Young Girl Discovers Supernova

A young 14 year old girl has discovered the smallest supernova recorded. Caroline Moore discovered the exploding star in her backyard using a very low powered telescope. The supernova was in a Galaxy 70 million light years away. The star was labeled SN 2008ha. Normal supernovas explode with so much energy that they outshine their own Galaxy, while this supernova was a faint explosion of light.