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  <h2>New type of supernova published in Nature</h2>
  <p class="meta">August 20, 2025</p>
  <p>Our team, led by Steve Schulze, reported SN 2021yfj—an extraordinary event exposing silicon/sulfur-rich layers, offering a direct glimpse into a massive star’s interior.</p>

<p><strong>Sources:</strong> <em>Nature</em> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09375-3.pdf">paper</a>, Northwestern <a href="https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/08/first-of-its-kind-supernova-reveals-innerworkings-of-a-dying-star">press release</a>, ScienceDaily <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250821004234.htm">coverage</a>.</p>

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