Researchers Observe Possible ‘Superkilonova’ of Dead Stars That Exploded Not Once But Twice
Researchers Observe Possible ‘Superkilonova’ of Dead Stars That Exploded Not Once But Twice
Columbia Professor Brian Metzger helped other astronomers interpret their observations of the unexpected stellar event.
December 16, 2025
This artist animation shows a hypothesized event known as a superkilonova. Researchers may, for the first time, have observed such an event. Credit: Caltech/K. Miller and R. Hurt (IPAC)