The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

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The final stage of a superkilonova. Astronomers may have discovered a never-before-seen cosmic explosion that effectively combines a supernova with a kilonova—the blast that results when two dead, ...

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