"Way Too Bright" Supernova Eludes Astronomers

All supernovae are bright. When a star ends its life in a cataclysmic explosion, it emits a burst of energy and light that can outshine the rest of the galaxy in which it resides. But some supernovae are a little too bright --at least from the standpoint of the researchers trying to figure out what caused them. [More]

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