Superluminous supernova marks the death of a star at cosmic high noon

Superluminous supernova marks the death of a star at cosmic high noon 07/26/2017 11:14 AM EDT The death of a massive star in a distant galaxy 10 billion years ago created a rare superluminous supernova, one of the most distant ever discovered. The brilliant explosion, more than three times as bright as the 100 billion stars of our Milky Way galaxy combined, occurred about 3.5 billion years after the big bang at a period known as "cosmic high noon," when the rate of star formation in the universe reached its peak. Full story at https://news.ucsc.edu/2017/07/superluminous-supernova.html Source University of California, Santa Cruz This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111