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How AI helped uncover a new type of supernova

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Supernova with a disk of dust: First-ever glimpse of a dying star's earliest moment in visuals

A star in the universe had an explosive end, and the scientists viewed it for the first time in its early stages! The explosive death of a star, known as a supernova, is one of the most intense and ...