Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

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Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old.

Astronomers have finally been able to capture the shape of a star explosion at its earliest, fleeting stage, all thanks to the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory. A team ...