A supernova sky survey called the Palomar Transient Factory, has uncovered four of these super-duper explosions that are ten times brighter than normal supernovas, and unusually bluer. Using stellar forensics, a team of astronomers also reclassified two previously mysterious flashes in the night as belonging to the same new class of brighter-than-bright supernovas.
Super-Duper Supernovas in a Class All By Themselves
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