For the first time, scientists determined the shape of a supernova's shock front as it burst through the surface of a dying ...
The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks ...
Scientists now have observed for the first time the very early stages of a supernova, with a massive star exploding in a ...
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Astronomers Witness the Moment a Fatal Shockwave Bursts Through the Surface of a Star
The observations are the earliest yet of a supernova, revealing in detail the moment that the shockwave obliterated the star.
Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For ...
Nowadays, scientists armed with sophisticated telescopes witness many supernovas every year, but they have all been distant ...
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A Pulsar And A Supernova Have Been Discovered In A Location Where Astronomers Never Would Have Expected Them
Pulsars are a special type of neutron star that pulses (hence the name), and these neutron stars likely form as the end ...
The Milky Way contains more than 100 billion stars, each following its own evolutionary path through birth, life, and ...
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