supernova

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When a massive star runs out of fuel, it collapses in a powerful supernova and leaves behind an object with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

A galaxy positioned directly between Earth and the distant supernova plays a crucial role in the discovery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Each image represents the supernova at a slightly different moment in its evolution because the light traveled along paths of different lengths.

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

There had been an even brighter supernova in 1006, but there was no mention of it in the books known to him.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton