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Indian astronomers discover a rare cosmic twist

Indian astronomers discover a rare cosmic twist

Rediff.com16 Jul 2025

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have discovered an unexpectedly high abundance of germanium in the Extreme Helium star A980, challenging existing theories about stellar chemistry and the evolution of rare stars.

This supernova is 570 BILLION times brighter than the sun

This supernova is 570 BILLION times brighter than the sun

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

If the gas ball is the result of a supernova, then it's the most powerful supernova ever seen.