10-year-old boy likely to be youngest supernova discoverer
A 10-year-old amateur astronomer in east China has possibly discovered a new supernova, and may be the youngest person in the country to make such a discovery. On Saturday, Liao Jiaming, a primary school student from Hefei, capital of Anhui Province, found an unusual bright spot while scanning several black and white photographs of the Universe in an online project. Read more