supernova

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Elements heavier than hydrogen and helium are created in supernova explosions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 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

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

The supernova appeared to produce a strange signal that sped up over time, something he described as a "chirp."

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Perhaps, as I. S. Shklovskii has suggested, there is a black hole hiding there, which ate the exploding stellar core and damped the fires of the supernova.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan