ASASSN-15lh

Brightest Supernova Ever: A Violent Black Hole Eating Up Star?

By Erika Ivene - Dec 15, 2016 09:48 AM EST

Space observers instantly fell in love with the "brightest supernova ever." Looks can be deceiving, there's more to it than meets the eye.

Superluminous Transient Supernova ASASSN-15lh Explosion, Biggest Blast Ever!

By Rain Cervantes - Dec 15, 2016 03:00 AM EST

The ASASSN-15lh explosion creates supermassive gravitational forces that light up 20 times brighter than the total stars' output in the entire the Milky Way.

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