Space Phenomena

Hypernovae: Super-Supernovae

Hypernovae are extraordinarily powerful supernova-like explosions — up to 100 times more energetic than typical supernovae. They occur when the most massive, rapidly spinning stars collapse directly into black holes, launching jets of plasm

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