Mysterious Star Survives a Thermonuclear Supernova Explosion
A Tenacious Star Validates a Revised Model of Supernovae A supernova is the cataclysmic explosion of a star. Thermonuclear supernovae, in particular, signal the complete…
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Activity Observed on Newly Discovered Visitor to the Outer Edges of Our Solar System
A newly discovered visitor to the outer edges of our Solar System has been shown to be the largest known comet ever, thanks to the…
Astronomers Discover Binary Star System That Produces the Longest Lasting Known Eclipse
Astronomers have discovered a binary star system where, every 69 years, the sun disappears in a near-total eclipse that lasts for three and a half…
Astronomers Identify First Progenitor of a Stripped Envelope Supernova
Using a novel astronomical survey software system, the intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF), astronomers have identified the first progenitor of a stripped envelope supernova. In…