[Interview+] We Don't See Supernovae In The Milky Way. Nobody Knows Why

Universe Today Podcast · Apr 22, 2026 · 43m

🟣 Guest: Dr. John Banovetz https://www.bnl.gov/world/📜 Uncovering the Next Galactic Supernova with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.12094We should be getting 1-2 supernovae per century in a galaxy like the Milky Way. Yet, the last one observed was about 1000 years ago? Where are all the galactic supernovae? Why don't we see enough of them. Can Vera Rubin help? Finding out in this interview.00:00 Intro 01:41 Supernovae in the Milky Way 09:33 Why don't we see the supernovae 13:32 Vera Rubin 24:37 Working with the data pipeline 39:10 Current obsessions 41:08 Final thoughts