First Supernova in 25 Years Happens Close To Earth [VIDEO]

A supernova is a pretty cool, and pretty scary thing.  It's basically a star that has exploded light years away, but it's so bright that we can spot it here on earth.  Imagine if the sun pulled a supernova?  That would be quite the buzz kill.  Over the weekend the first visible supernova in 25 years happened, and if you didn't see it here is a great video of it occurring.