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Supernova explosion that ripped star apart 11.5 billion years ago detected by Hubble telescope

Around 11.5 billion years ago, a giant red star collapsed and exploded, creating a spectacular supernova in the early universe.

Light from the star's cataclysmic death made its way through space and time to eventually be captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2010.

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