![A blue-white spiral galaxy with pinkish-brown arms of gas and dust, showing two inset images comparing a supernova in 2005-2006 and 2013.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/14-212-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
Supernova 2012z within NGC 1309
The two inset images show before-and-after images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of Supernova 2012Z in the spiral galaxy NGC 1309. The white X at the top of the main image marks the location of the supernova in the galaxy.
Credits: NASA, ESA
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