Phil Plait has written an article about a recently discovered supernova, this is one of the coolest science articles I've read recently, I highly recommend checking it out

http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/05/21/birth-cry-of-a-supernova/

I can also easily recommend a Bad Astronomy daily intake, its one of the best blogs out there, IMO
http://www.badastronomy.com