<![CDATA[io9: Sn 2006gy]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Sn 2006gy]]> http://io9.com/tag/sn 2006gy http://io9.com/tag/sn 2006gy <![CDATA[The Largest Nuclear Explosion In History]]> A star 150 times larger than our own sun detonated in the biggest supernova ever recorded, as shown in this NASA illustration from May. This appears to be a new type of supernova, one which obliterates a massive star instead of creating a black hole. Photo by M. Weiss/NASA/CXC via Getty Images More »
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