21 February 2018
Oldest known superluminous supernova discovered
... ended its life in a huge cosmic explosion when the Universe was only a quarter of its current age. Superluminous supernova, or SLSN for short, are the brightest and rarest class of supernovae and are thought to occur...
12 September 2018
Birth of new star from a supernova seen for first time
... across something special when the data revealed that although the event wasn't bright enough to be termed a "superluminous" supernova, it was extremely energetic and long-lasting. Supernovae can be so bright they outshine their host galaxies...
23 January 2017
New results from HST show relativistic jets on scales rarely seen before
...lower-power optical jets M87 and 3C264, where highly superluminal speeds (6−7c) have been observed in the optical kpc-... powerful quasar jet reveals no significant proper motions.” Superluminal refers to the apparently faster-than-light motion seen...
