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Astronomers track 'superkilonova' that appears to explode twice
short by Swati Dubey / on Friday, 19 December, 2025
A possible new cosmic blast, combining a supernova and a kilonova, which results when two dead, dense stars collide, has been reported. A massive, rapidly rotating star collapsed and its core split into two neutron stars. After this initial supernova, the neutrons later merged, triggering a kilonova, making explosion appear to erupt twice. If confirmed, it'd mark first 'superkilonova' event.
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