Possible 'Superkilonova' Exploded Not Once but Twice

Possible 'superkilonova' exploded not once but twice

“Superkilonova” A Star So Nice, It Explodes Twice

“Superkilonova” A Star So Nice, It Explodes Twice Potential first-of-a-kind may have produced gravitational waves and light Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – A team of astronomers using a variety of telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered a possible “Superkilonova” that exploded not once but twice, evidence that this oddball event may be a first-of-a-kind superkilonova, or a kilonova spurred by a supernov…

“Superkilonova” A Star So Nice, It Explodes Twice – W. M. Keck Observatory

Potential first-of-a-kind may have produced gravitational waves and light Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have discovered a possible “Superkilonova” that exploded not once but twice, evidence that this oddball event may be a first-of-a-kind superkilonova, or a kilonova spurred by a supernova. Such an event has been hypothesized but never seen. When the most mas…