"New Supernova's Visibility Duration Questioned"

The new supernova, SN 2023ixf, in the Pinwheel Galaxy is expected to be visible for at least a year, if not longer, before slowly fading away. It is currently one of the largest and brightest supernovas seen in a decade and can be easily observed with a small telescope or high-magnification binoculars. While it may momentarily rebrighten if it interacts with denser clouds or shells surrounding the dying star, it will eventually fade to low detectability again over the next few years. Large telescopes and space instruments like NASA's Hubble telescope or James Webb Space Telescope may be able to study the explosion for decades.