Hypernovas & Magnetars - The Most Powerful Objects in the Universe

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They are the most powerful objects in the known universe and if we leave out black holes, Hypernovas and Magnetars have got to be some of the scariest things we know about just because they can weald devastating power over huge distances, in this video we look at these most extreme objects to try and make sense of them.

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Written, Researched and Presented by Paul Shillito

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joshuacw, ESO

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