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The biggest 'atomic bombs' in the universe
A supernova is an explosion that releases so much energy and brightness that it outshines entire galaxies containing several hundred billion stars.
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Chilling discovery of cosmic object that almost brought the Earth to 'apocalypse'
Many other planets 160 light years away are not as lucky as Earth, being hit by similar objects.
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Finding the origin of the explosive object that caused the universe to evolve dramatically
A multinational research team has discovered the origin of
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The most complete picture of an extremely rare supernova
A multinational team of astronomers led by WIS has captured an extremely rare supernova, thereby drawing
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Strange rays from the cosmos excite the ancient people with two legs
A series of supernova explosions from the distant universe millions of years ago helped human ancestors abandon the habit of moving with 4 limbs.
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Supernovae can cause extinction 2.5 million years ago
Scientists say that the Earth is experiencing the sixth mass extinction event due to human activity.
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Unexpectedly, the most remote, lonely neutron star in the universe
The new neutron star has been identified as a rare star, has a low magnetic field and has no companion with any star.
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4 types of explosions create supernovae
The collapse of supergiant stars or collisions between two white dwarfs can lead to the formation of supernovae.
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The supernova explosion is 10.5 billion light-years away from Earth
Astronomers first discovered super-bright supernova explosions about a decade ago.
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Why the 'dead body' exploded many times over 50 years
An international team of researchers identified a star that exploded many times in 50 years, challenging all human knowledge of the process of dying.
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The supernova explosion is 55 million light-years from Earth
David Sand at the University of Arizona, USA, received a notification from the PROMPT telescope in Chile about the SN 2017cbv supernova explosion at one of the 500 galax…
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Witness the supernova explosion that seems to be only in sci-fi movies
A recent observation using the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) has helped astrophysicists discover a new supernova explosion crashing into its companion star.
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Build 3D core map of a supernova
More than three decades ago, astronomers witnessed a rare and extremely intense cosmic event: a dying star that exploded 168,000 light-years away.
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Supernova explosions shoot super-fast stars across the galaxy
Supernova explosions are the culprits that cause super-high-flying stars to fly through galaxies.
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The supernova explosion can destroy Earth from 50 light years
The distance of death between supernova explosions and Earth is twice that of previous scientists' estimates.