Scientists Spotted a Never-Before-Seen Superkilonova Explosion

Astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen superkilonova explosion, one of the most powerful cosmic events ever observed. This extreme blast goes beyond typical kilonovas, releasing massive energy as neutron stars collide.
Credits:
Gravitational Waves: By LIGO Lab Caltech : MIT / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/3xrbdkuv
GW170104: By SXS Collaboration / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/bdbhuh33
Last Dance of Neutron Star Pair: By Bruno Giacomazzo / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/yjyucu8v
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Waveforms and chirp: By LIGO/University of Oregon/Ben Farr - http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1733j/, https://tinyurl.com/rkznmkp7
Time-lapse sequence of kilonova: By E. Pian/ESO/S. Smartt & ePESSTO/N. Tanvir/VIN-ROUGE - https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1733e/, https://tinyurl.com/3hd8ydbb
Blue and red kilonova: By Dan Kasen, UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab - https://tinyurl.com/4urucbmv
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Hubblecast 103: By ESA/Hubble - http://spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1717a/, https://tinyurl.com/yc4skyyj
vampire star: By ESO/M. Kornmesser - http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso0943b/, https://tinyurl.com/53bmpv6x
two white dwarf stars merging: By ESO/L. Calçada - https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1505a/, https://tinyurl.com/2beu99kc
Gravitational wave counterpart candidate AT2025ulz: By International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Acknowledgment: PI: B. O'Connor (Carnegie Mellon University) Image processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab), https://tinyurl.com/r46cssm8
Neutron Star Merger: By NRAO Outreach - https://vimeo.com/237922998, https://tinyurl.com/35dt59b5
micronova explosion: By ESO/L. Calçada, M. Kornmesser - https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso2207b/, https://tinyurl.com/kmm4x7w9
Neutron star merger: By ESO/L. Calçada - http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1733b/, https://tinyurl.com/2thtu7fb
pulsar and its white dwarf companion: By ESO/L. Calçada - http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1319a/, https://tinyurl.com/7zk5ahzj
Hubblecast 103: By ESA/Hubble - http://spacetelescope.org/videos/heic1717a/, https://tinyurl.com/yc4skyyj
Animation is created by Bright Side.
Credit:
GRB 050709: By NASA/CXC/Caltech/D.Fox et al./D.Berry, Chandra X-ray Center, NASA/SAO/Penn State University/MIT - https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2005/grb050709, https://tinyurl.com/2ajyz9rd
Ultra-Relativistic Jet: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Paul Morris, Cassandra Morris, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14220, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble_Reveals_Ultra-Relativistic_Jet_(SVS14220_JET_WIDE_MP4).webm
Christmas burst red giant: By NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center - https://tinyurl.com/yc88zz4w, https://tinyurl.com/yc36rhu5
Black Hole Eats Star: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - NASA/LSU/Brian MonroeWatch this video on the NASA.gov Video YouTube channel. - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14916, https://tinyurl.com/43vptm43
Magnetar's Hot Spots: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Scott Wiessinger, University of Maryland College Park/Francis Reddy, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Krystofer Kim, George Washington University/GSFC/George Younes - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14115, https://tinyurl.com/wvp4vbkf
Orbital Insertion Burn: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Michael McClare, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, NASA/GSFC/John Mather, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Pat Kennedy - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14087, https://tinyurl.com/4ywua4wj
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Scott Wiessinger, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Jonathan North, NASA/GSFC/Claire Andreoli - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14360, https://tinyurl.com/n77xz7h6
New view UVEX3: By NASA - https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/03/25/uc-berkeley-will-manage-300-million-nasa-mission-to-map-the-uv-universe, https://tinyurl.com/mmfmdcdx
Roman Hyperwall Talk: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - NASA/HQ/Dominic Benford, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Scott Wiessinger, Marit Jentoft-Nilsen - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14172, https://tinyurl.com/4knkc4w8
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Binary Neutron Star Merger: By Bruno Giacomazzo / YouTube, https://tinyurl.com/bdeuuawn