๐Ÿ”— A supernova star that erupted continuously for about 1,000 days

๐Ÿ”— Astronomy ๐Ÿ”— Astronomy/Astronomical objects

iPTF14hls is an unusual supernova star that erupted continuously for about 1,000 days beginning in September 2014 before becoming a remnant nebula. It had previously erupted in 1954. None of the theories nor proposed hypotheses fully explain all the aspects of the object.

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