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NASA’s Webb Telescope Spots a Supernova Just Days After Its Explosion
24 October 2026

NASA’s Webb Telescope Spots a Supernova Just Days After Its Explosion

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The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible supernova from the early universe, capturing its light just days after the explosion. Located in a distant galaxy,

AT 2026abck displays extraordinary brightness and temperature, suggesting an unusually energetic stellar death. Scientists are investigating whether the explosion was powered by surrounding gas or belongs to the rare class of superluminous supernovae.

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