WITH PEAK LUMINOSITIES L PEAK~10^45 ERG/S THE NEW CLASS OF SUPER-LUMINOUS SUPERNOVAE (SLSNE) OUTSHINE STANDARD SN EXPLOSIONS OF A FACTOR ~10-100 AND REPRESENT THE DEATH OF THE MOST MASSIVE STARS IN OUR UNIVERSE.
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