Jan 24

Scientists say the incredibly bright supernova was likely two stars

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Back in September of 2006, a star in the distant Perseus constellation exploded. When the star exploded, it was 50 billion times brighter than the Sun. For 70 days, the incredibly bright explosion grew brighter and brighter until it was ten times brighter than its home galaxy. What baffled scientists about the explosion was that it was hundreds of times … Continue reading

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