Users of the Fermi space telescope have now confirmed these observations, which were first made by amateur astronomers.

BBC: Gamma rays from nova explosion surprise astronomers

Now, an international team of astronomers has trained the Fermi space-based gamma ray telescope on V407 Cygni, a "binary" system comprising a white dwarf star and a red giant companion, 9, 000 light-years away.

BBC: Gamma rays from nova explosion surprise astronomers

Many Americans recognize the unsurpassed science and inspiration that have come from the Hubble Space Telescope over the past two decades, as well as from its less famous sister satellites like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Spitzer Space (Infrared) Telescope and the Fermi gamma-ray observatory.

CNN: Space is still the new frontier