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The brightest supernova in years could help astronomers forecast future star explosions

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A new supernova has turned into the most watched phenomenon in th May ay night sky.

The close proximity of the stellar explosion and the vast amount of observations gathered since the discovery promise to advance astronomers' understanding of stellar evolution.

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