Milky way it has a lot of unknowns, but an amazing mystery still surprises researchers from all over the world, and it's something they couldn't explain very clearly and concisely until now. More specifically, scientists expected to detect supernova explosions in the Milky Way galaxy a few times every century, but more than 1000 years have passed since this happened, and they don't really have an explanation clear on the situation.
Milky way has detected 5 supernova explosions in the last 1000 years, which is far too few compared to the expectations of scientists, who hope to observe at least a few dozen in this period of time. Until now, an explanation for this situation was based on the fact that everything that has not been observed in the Milky Way is too far from Earth, and would be hidden behind areas full of gas or radiation that make observation impossible.
The Milky Way: AMAZING Mystery Surprising Researchers
Milky way had the last supernova detected in 1604 by the astronomer Johannes Kepler, and since then scientists say that no one has observed any event of this kind in the galaxy. The surprise is all the greater because in the last century mankind's ability to study the universe has increased more than in the previous 1900 years, but despite all this, the supernovae in the Milky Way have remained hidden from scientists.
“The last supernova that was observed in any kind of reliable source occurred in 1604, as recorded by many astronomers around the world, especially Johannes Kepler. According to research, it all comes down to location, location. Most supernovae occur in the galaxy's thin, star-filled disk. And yet that's where most of the dust is—dust that's extremely good at blocking light signals. Similarly, the core of our galaxy hosts many more supernovae than average … and much more dust.”
Milky way would have most of the supernova-type explosions found in its center, or in the thin disk that surrounds it, both areas with an extremely large amount of dust that obscures the light emitted by these explosions. This means that scientists cannot see what is happening in the areas where supernova explosions occur in the Milky Way, and it is unlikely that this will change in the near future from any point of view.
Milky way it hosts many supernova-type explosions constantly, and this is not exactly a surprise to anyone, but the problem is that they must also be observed by scientists.
