NASA Telescope Captures Brightest Supernova Ever

From The Guardian:

The brightest supernova ever seen has been observed by Nasa's orbiting Chandra x-ray telescope. The enormous star explosion released about 100 times more energy than a typical supernova and at its peak was 100,000 million times brighter than the sun.

The supernova's scientific name is SN 2006gy. If it really is the brightest ever, SN 2006gy needs a catchier name.