supernova

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Now researchers have identified an unusual supernova in the early Universe that could provide a valuable new clue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Perley believes observations of this unusual supernova could help resolve the disagreement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Our colleagues in Stockholm first noticed the supernova but it was us who spotted that the light had been bent into multiple images.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

For the first time, astronomers had observed a supernova producing a quasi periodic signal that increased in frequency, forming a "chirp."

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The term supernova was coined in the 1930s by a memorably odd astrophysicist named Fritz Zwicky.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson