Future Supernova Of First Type Find Near Solar System For First Time
By Alimat Aliyeva A group of European, British, and American astronomers has discovered 34 binary white dwarf systems i ...
Astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep
Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...
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Will Sirius B explode as a type Ia supernova?
A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf — the cooling remnant of an aging star — draws hydrogen from a companion sun. When the dwarf reaches 1.4 times the mass of the Sun, the star ...
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Classifications of the Host Galaxies of Supernovae, Set II
This brings the total number of hosts of supernovae ... SNe II‐P and SNe II‐L are found to occur among similar stellar populations. The ratio of the number of SNe Ia‐pec to normal SNe Ia appears to be ...
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'China’s U-shaped find': Rare supernova SN 2014C defies everything we thought we knew
A rare metamorphic supernova, SN 2014C, was observed evolving from hydrogen-poor Type Ib to hydrogen-rich Type IIn, challenging astronomers' understanding of stellar explosions. Through advanced ...
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Comparative Direct Analysis of Type Ia Supernova Spectra. II. Maximum Light
ABSTRACT A comparative study of near–maximum‐light optical spectra of 24 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia ... high‐velocity Ca ii absorption in SN 2001el. Seven SNe Ia are assigned to a “broad‐line” group, ...