Scientists Find Most Powerful Known Supernova

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An artist's impression of what ASASSN-15lh would look like from a planet 10,000 light-years from the event. Beijing Planetarium/Jin Ma

Details have been released of the most powerful supernova ever recorded. Astronomers hope the study of ASASSN-15lh will advance our understanding of super-luminous supernovae (SLSNs), astonishing explosions that manage to exceed even regular supernovae in the quantity of energy released in a single enormous burst.