SN 1006 was a supernova that is likely the brightest observed stellar event in recorded history, reaching an estimated −7.5 visual magnitude, [3] and exceeding roughly sixteen times the brightness of Venus.

Apr 13, 2020 · Galaxy UGC 2885, nicknamed the "Godzilla galaxy," may be the largest one in the local universe. The host galaxy of a newly traced repeating fast radio burst acquired with the 8-meter...

Apr 15, 2020 · Now, researchers have announced the discovery of SN2016aps — the brightest, most energetic and probably the most massive supernova ever observed, reports Ryan Mandelbaum for Gizmodo.

May 23, 2018 · When this “guest star” appeared in the constellation Lupus between April 17th and May 1st in the year 1006 AD, observers that were spread over much of the known world, including China, Japan, Egypt, modern-day Iraq, and Europe, described it as being at least sixteen times as bright as Venus.

Apr 13, 2020 · You're looking at an artist's conception of the brightest supernova ever recorded, a celestial explosion so massive it has blotted out the light of its surrounding galaxy, 4 billion light-years away.

Apr 13, 2020 · Scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian today announced the discovery and study of the brightest, most energetic, and likely most massive supernova ever identified.

Apr 13, 2020 · A mammoth star explosion known as SN2016aps, which occurred in a galaxy about 3.6 billion light-years from Earth, is the brightest supernova ever seen, a new study reports.

ASASSN-15lh (supernova designation SN 2015L) is an extremely luminous astronomical transient event discovered by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN), with the appearance of a superluminous supernova event.

Jan 14, 2016 · The supernova, named ASASSN-15lh, was 20 times brighter at its peak than the combined light of the Milky Way galaxy’s 100 billion stars, making it the brightest supernova ever observed.

Apr 15, 2020 · Astronomers have spotted the brightest supernova ever seen. The scientists first detected the supernova event, called SN2016aps, at Hawaii’s Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System...