White dwarf stars' rare supernova

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Rare quadruple supernova explosion will be brighter than the moon

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A pair of white dwarf stars located on our "cosmic doorstep" are doomed to explode in a rare, quadruple supernova that will shine 10 times brighter than the moon in the night sky.

The supernova will consist of four separate explosions, one of the most powerful types of stellar explosions.

The explosions will occur 22.6 billion years from now, which is more than 1.6 times the current age of the universe.

If we could see it, the explosion is estimated to have an apparent magnitude of minus 16.

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