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SN2016aps

A supernova at least twice as bright and energetic, and likely much more massive than any yet recorded has been identified by an international team of astronomers. Continue to the full article at University of Birmingham News.

View the Nature Astronomy article, “An extremely energetic supernova from a very massive star in a dense medium”

SN2016aps

Credit: Aaron M. Geller – Northwestern IT

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