Tag: "supernova"
New type of supernova detected as black hole causes star to explode
World 11:05 15/08/2025WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have observed the calamitous result of a star that picked the wrong dance partner. They have documented what appears to be a new type of supernova, as stellar explosions are known, that occurred when a massive star tried to swallow a black hole with which it had engaged in a lengthy pas de deux.
Astronomers get picture of aftermath of a star's double detonation
World 13:42 03/07/2025The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times the mass of our sun that exhausts its nuclear fuel and undergoes a core collapse, triggering a single powerful explosion.
