Georgios Dimitriadis thought he had botched the data. It was late on a Friday night and the University of California,
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Veiled supernovae provide clue to stellar evolution
At the end of its life, a red supergiant star explodes in a hydrogen-rich supernova. By comparing observation results to
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Evidence found of white dwarf remnant after supernova
An international team of space scientists has found evidence of what they believe is a remnant of a type Iax
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This supernova shock wave slammed into its companion star
Fast followup allowed astronomers to see the cause of the explosion. Type Ia supernovae are one of the most important
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Astronomers just mapped the inside of a supernova
It turns out these events could be even more impressive than we thought. A supernova is the largest explosion you
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