Scientists from Israel’s Weizmann Institute used rare early data of supernova SN2013fs to reconstruct material expelled in a dying star’s final year, 160 million years ago. The study (published in Nature Physics) was even (mis)reported in the anti-Israel UK Graudian.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-lucky-break-israeli-astronomers-catch-first-hours-of-supernova/