Scientists discover most powerful supernova ever – study
By DW
14 April 2020 |
9:16 am
Astronomers have found the biggest star explosion ever recorded. It's 10 times more powerful than a normal supernova, about 500 times as bright and likely formed from the merging of two massive stars.
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