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The researchers argued that the standard approach for measuring cosmic expansion using supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, contained fundamental flaws.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

The 2025 study argued that the peak brightness of these supernovae changes as the universe ages.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Even from that enormous distance, it remains one of the closest superluminous supernovae ever observed from Earth.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

"Observing gamma rays from supernovae will give us a new way to explore their inner workings."

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

All those recently hatched massive blue- white super-giant stars in Orion are destined in the next few million years to become supernovae, a continuing cosmic fireworks in the constellation of the hunter.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan