A hypernova is a violent event caused by _____.
A) the merger of two neutron stars
B) the collapse of a rapidly rotating massive star
C) the fusion of a layer of degenerate helium deposited on the surface of a neutron star
D) carbon deflagration in a neutron star
E) the crossing of jets from two compact objects
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