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SCIENCEApr 29 · 08:05 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

A one-in-a-million supernova seen five times could reveal the Universe’s true speed

A rare superluminous supernova named 'SN Winny,' located 10 billion light-years away, appears five times in the sky due to gravitational lensing. Scientists are using the time delays between its appearances to directly measure the universe's expansion rate, potentially solving a major astronomical mystery.

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