Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 26, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Superluminous supernova marks the death of a star at cosmic high noon Quote The death of a massive star in a distant galaxy 10 billion years ago created a rare superluminous supernova that astronomers say is one of the most distant ever discovered. The brilliant explosion, more than three times as bright as the 100 billion stars of our Milky Way galaxy combined, occurred about 3.5 billion years after the Big Bang at a period known as "cosmic high noon," when the rate of star formation in the universe reached its peak. The researchers reported their findings in a paper published on July 21 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Read More: Royal Astronomical Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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