"New Supernova Visible to Amateur Astronomers in Night Sky"

Amateur astronomers can observe a new supernova in the night sky, which was likely much larger than our Sun. A star goes supernova when it runs out of internal fuel, collapsing upon itself and releasing energy as a massive explosion. The final death blow is the star's transformation into a neutron star or a black hole. Astronomers have found evidence of a binary star system that will eventually create a kilonova, producing bursts of gamma rays and large amounts of gold and platinum.