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A Superbright Supernova That`s the First of Its Kind

Phys.org - Thu 3 Dec 09

(PhysOrg.com) -- An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind ...

A Superbright Supernova That's The First Of Its Kind, SpaceDaily - Thu 3 Dec 09
A superbright supernova that's the first of its kind, Science Blog - Wed 2 Dec 09
A superbright supernova that's the first of its kind, e! Science News - Wed 2 Dec 09

Star outweighed any known in Milky Way

ScienceNews - Wed 2 Dec 09

Supernova was a big blast, challenging theories of how stars live and die

Astronomers Watch Most Massive Star Ever Go Supernova

Popular Science - Wed 2 Dec 09

Rare behemoth star produces antimatter and collapses in a runaway nuclear reaction that leaves nothing behind Stars don't tend to go quietly, and the most massive of them all create a supernova ...

Huge Explosion Reveals the Most Massive Star Known

SPACE.com - Wed 2 Dec 09

Astronomers have spotted a new type of extremely bright cosmic explosion they think originates from an exceptionally massive star.

Superbright supernova is first of its kind

ScienceDaily - Sat 5 Dec 09

A superbright supernova found in a dwarf galaxy by a robotic search is the first confirmed example of a pair-instability supernova, the result of the partial core collapse and thermonuclear ...

Superbright Supernova Is First Of Its Kind, RedOrbit - Wed 2 Dec 09
A superbright supernova that's the first of its kind, R&D Mag - Wed 2 Dec 09

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Labspaces.net - Thu 3 Dec 09

An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind of stars that first ...