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astro-ph.CO2026

Follow-up of SN 2025wny II: Superluminous Supernova Physics at Cosmic Noon

Maggie L. Li, Lin Yan, Anamaria Gkini +46

SN 2025wny is a gravitationally lensed, hydrogen-poor superluminous supernova (SLSN-I) at z = 2.015. To date, it is the most extensively observed high-redshift core-collapse SN and…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Multi-Wavelength View of the First Type Ic-BL Supernova with an Einstein Probe X-ray Shock Breakout

Jillian C. Rastinejad, Gokul Srinivasaragavan, Nikhil Sarin +36

In March 2026, the Einstein Probe (EP) discovered its most nearby (z = 0.0343) Fast X-ray Transient (FXT), EP260321a, the first EP FXT to provide a strong match to expectations for…

astro-ph.HE2026

Two years of shock interaction tracing three phases of evolution: the explosion of a Type IIn supernova, SN 2019vxm

Gitika Rameshan, Rishabh Singh Teja, D. K. Sahu +10

We present multi-wavelength photometric and optical spectroscopic observations of the long-lived interacting supernova SN 2019vxm, spanning more than two years after the explosion.…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024dy: Dust formation in a long-lived Type IIn supernova and constraints on the dust mass

Sota Goto, Masayuki Yamanaka, Koji S. Kawabata +10

Type~IIn supernovae (SNe) are a subclass of core-collapse SNe powered by interaction between the ejecta and the dense circumstellar material. Among them, long-lived Type~IIn events…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024iss: A Multi-Wavelength Exposé of a Type IIb Supernova with an Early-Time Ultraviolet Spectrum and Shock Breakout Constraints

Rujula Yete, Wynn Jacobson-Galan, Ferdinand Ferdinand +49

We present multi-wavelength observations and a comprehensive analysis of the nearby (D14 Mpc) Type IIb supernova (SN IIb) 2024iss. Observations of SN2024iss include an early…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 4 cited

AT2024wpp: An Extremely Luminous Fast Ultraviolet Transient Powered by Accretion onto a Black Hole

Daniel A. Perley, Anna Y. Q. Ho, Zoë McGrath +69

We present the discovery of AT 2024wpp ("Whippet"), a fast and luminous 18cow-like transient. At a redshift of z=0.0868, revealed by Keck Cosmic Web Imager spectroscopy of its fain…

astro-ph.HE2025

ZTF25abjmnps (AT2025ulz) and S250818k: A Candidate Superkilonova from a Sub-threshold Sub-Solar Gravitational Wave Trigger

Mansi M. Kasliwal, Tomas Ahumada, Robert Stein +61

On August 18, 2025, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration reported gravitational waves from a sub-threshold binary neutron star merger. If astrophysical, this event would have a surpr…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Discovery of SN 2025wny: a Strongly Gravitationally Lensed Superluminous Supernova at z = 2.01

Joel Johansson, Daniel A. Perley, Ariel Goobar +31

We present the discovery of SN 2025wny (ZTF25abnjznp/GOTO25gtq) and spectroscopic classification of this event as the first gravitationally lensed Type I superluminous supernovae (…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2021aaev: a Hydrogen-Rich Superluminous Supernova with Early Flash and Long-Lived Circumstellar Interaction in an Unusual Host Environment

Yang Hu, Ragnhild Lunnan, Priscila J. Pessi +25

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN\,2021aaev, a hydrogen-rich, superluminous supernova with persistent (at least days) narrow Balmer lines (SLSN-…

astro-ph.HE2025

LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA neutron star merger candidate S250206dm: Zwicky Transient Facility observations

Tomás Ahumada, Shreya Anand, Mattia Bulla +49

We present the searches conducted with the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in response to S250206dm, a bona fide event with a false alarm rate of one in 25 years, detected by the I…

astro-ph.HE2025

Low-Luminosity Type IIP Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe. II: Lightcurve Analysis

Kaustav K. Das, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Jesper Sollerman +18

The Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe survey yielded a sample of 330 Type IIP supernovae (SNe) with well-constrained peak luminosities. In paper I (arXiv:2502.…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

SN 2023xgo: Helium-rich Type Icn or Carbon-Flash Type Ibn supernova?

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Jesper Sollerman, Konstantinos Tsalapatas +35

We present observations of SN~2023xgo, a transitional Type Ibn/Icn supernova, from to ~days relative to the -band peak. Early spectra show C~III emission rem…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

Surrogate models for lightcurves and photosphere properties of Type II supernovae

Nikhil Sarin, Takashi J. Moriya, Avinash Singh +5

Inferences on the properties Type II supernovae (SNe) can provide significant insights into the lives and deaths of the astrophysical population of massive stars and potentially pr…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 11 cited

The Type I Superluminous Supernova Catalogue II: Spectroscopic Evolution in the Photospheric Phase, Velocity Measurements, and Constraints on Diversity

Aysha Aamer, Matt Nicholl, Sebastian Gomez +29

Hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe) are among the most energetic explosions in the universe, reaching luminosities up to 100 times greater than those of normal supernova…

astro-ph.IM2025

The La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey

Adam A. Miller, Natasha S. Abrams, Greg Aldering +75

We present the La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey (LS4), a new wide-field, time-domain survey to be conducted with the 1 m ESO Schmidt telescope. The 268 megapixel LS4 camera mosaics…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

Inferring CSM Properties of Type II SNe Using a Magnitude-Limited ZTF Sample

K-Ryan Hinds, Daniel Perley, Jesper Sollerman +20

Although all Type II supernovae (SNe) originate from massive stars possessing a hydrogen-rich envelope, their light curve morphology is diverse, reflecting poorly characterised het…

astro-ph.HE2025

Low-Luminosity Type IIP Supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe. I: Luminosity Function, Volumetric Rate

Kaustav K. Das, Mansi M. Kasliwal, Christoffer Fremling +51

We present the luminosity function and volumetric rate of a sample of Type IIP supernovae (SNe) from the Zwicky Transient Facility Census of the Local Universe survey (CLU). This i…

astro-ph.HE2025

The BTSbot-nearby discovery of SN 2024jlf: rapid, autonomous follow-up probes interaction in an 18.5 Mpc Type IIP supernova

Nabeel Rehemtulla, W. V. Jacobson-Galán, Avinash Singh +27

We present observations of the Type IIP supernova (SN) 2024jlf, including spectroscopy beginning just 0.7 days (17 hours) after first light. Rapid follow-up was enabled by th…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

CCSNscore: A multi-input deep learning tool for classification of core-collapse supernovae using SED-Machine spectra

Yashvi Sharma, Ashish A. Mahabal, Jesper Sollerman +16

Supernovae (SNe) come in various flavors and are classified into different types based on emission and absorption lines in their spectra. SN candidates are now abundant with the ad…

astro-ph.HE2024

SN 2021foa: the bridge between SN IIn and Ibn

Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Naveen Dukiya, Takashi J Moriya +26

We present the long-term photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a transitioning SN~IIn/Ibn from 10.8 d to 150.7 d post -band maximum. SN~2021foa shows prominent He {\sc i}…