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  • Astronomers Discover the First Gravitationally Lensed Superluminous Supernova

    Astronomers Discover the First Gravitationally Lensed Superluminous Supernova

    A cosmic magnifying glass reveals a record-distant explosion Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground-based telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, has discovered the first-ever spatially resolved, gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova. The object, dubbed SN 2025wny, offers a rare look…