Star dies in brightest supernova
A massive star around 150 times the size of the Sun has exploded in what is the brightest supernova ever seen, Nasa scientists have said.
The supernova star, called SN 2006gy, was originally discovered in September last year.
The explosion peaked for about 70 days, during which it is thought to have shone about five times more brightly than any supernova seen in the past.
"Of all exploding stars ever observed, this was the king," Alex Filippenko, one of the Nasa-backed astronomers observing the phenomenon, said.
[Supernovae occur when huge, mature stars effectively run out of fuel and collapse in on themselves.]
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Mind boggling! Intelligent design??? Not!!!
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