Scientists spot brightest supernova yet, outshines Milky Way
Posted: January 15, 2016 - 5:09am
This image provided by The Kavli Foundation on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 shows an artist’s impression of the superluminous supernova ASASSN-15lh as it would appear from an exoplanet located about 10,000 light-years away in the host galaxy of the supernova. On Thursday, astronomers announced the discovery of the brightest star explosion ever - easily outshining the entire Milky Way galaxy. (Jin Ma/Beijing Planetarium/The Kavli Foundation via AP)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the brightest star explosion ever, a super supernova that easily outshines...

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