“Astronomers may have witnessed a rare double explosion of a star called a ‘superkilonova’ for the first time.”

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An artistic representation of a superkilonova (Caltech / K. Miller and R. Hurt (IPAC))

In a First, Astronomers May Have Witnessed a Rare Double Explosion of a Star Called a Superkilonova

A massive star may have burst, leaving behind two dense, dead cores, which then collided and caused another explosion

Margherita Bassi

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