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Supernovae are only rare to the passive stargazer, but if you’re an astronomer studying them, you get to see some of the most brilliant explosions in the universe. Here are five of the most significant supernovae known to science.

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Sources:
General:
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://www.astro.ru.nl/~onnop/educat... [PDF]
https://www.ucolick.org/~woosley/ay11... [PDF]
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/abou...

1987A:
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/ful...
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...

1054:
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs...
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/198...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...

2007bi:
https://www.nature.com/articles/natur...
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/198...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...

1006:
https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/art...
https://www.nature.com/articles/natur...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...

2016aps:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4155...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...

Sources:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...
   • Zooming in on Supernova 1987A  
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Five Of The Biggest, Baddest Supernova Varieties

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/fi...
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/vi...
   • Zoom into the Crab Nebula  
https://tinyurl.com/bdzr7zwn
https://tinyurl.com/ef49acfs
https://tinyurl.com/2yeuhzxr
https://tinyurl.com/yea8vh7e
https://tinyurl.com/2y52hvwn
https://tinyurl.com/3jdr3df3
https://tinyurl.com/2mhwsc4p
https://tinyurl.com/mr258xs9
https://tinyurl.com/3t4h3cty
https://tinyurl.com/4j4s23mc
   • NASA’s Roman Mission Will Use Explodi...  
https://www.universetoday.com/145215/...
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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