Twin dazzling supernovas detected

Two super-luminous supernovas, 10 to 100 times brighter than others of their type, have been detected in the distant universe. The discovery, led by Swinburne University of Technology astrophysicist Jeffrey Cooke, sets a record for the most distant supernova yet detected.Such supernovas were first discovered only a few years ago and are extremely rare in the nearby Universe. "The light of these supernovas contains detailed information about the infancy of the Universe, at a time when some of the first stars are still condensing out of the hydrogen and helium formed by the Big Bang," Cooke was quoted in the journal Nature.Twin supernovae have been detected (image credit: Reuters)Click here for full story