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Supercharged 'cocoon of energy' may power the brightest supernovas in the universe

Every so often, astronomers detect a supernova explosion that's 100 times brighter than it should be. A new paper may reveal the strange source of these "superluminous" supernovas.



https://www.space.com/supercharged-cocoon-of-energy-power-brightest-supernovas-in-universe