Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
A mysterious object in space is blinking in a way astronomers have never seen before. Students found a new star in 2018 in Western Australia. This star switches on and off light every 18 minutes. This star, supernova, was died and exploded. The scientists found out that this was a neutron star. People were surprised to see it. This was thought to be unusual. Scientists think that they might not find such stars any more. The stars were seen through a telescope. Studying this object can give us understanding the mechanism of death of the star.
blink (点滅する), astronomer (天文学者), supernova (超新星=死に爆発した星), spine (回転する), neutron star (中性子星), telescope (望遠鏡)
Questions:
- When was this star found?
- Who found the star?
- What did the scientists use to look at the stars?
- Why was the star believed to be unusual?
- What does the star teach us by studying it?
- Have you seen a telescope?
- Do you like watching the stars at night? Why?
- What is your opinion?