Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?



Are you?

And what an appropriate name for an astronomer: Kathryn Aurora Gray!

Discovering supernova is apparently a genetic niche for the family.  Her dad discovered his first in 1995.

Kathryn's discovery is 240 light years from earth.

1 light year = 9.4605284 × 10¹⁵ meters = 5.87849981 × 10¹² miles

NPR article: 10-Year-Old Supernova Sleuth: 'I Didn't Want To Get My Hopes Too High'

Canada Star: 10-year-old Canadian youngest ever to discover supernova