Explosion first evidence of a hydrogen-deficient supernova progenitor
Friday, October 17, 2014 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
A new model is the first characterization of the progenitor for a hydrogen-deficient supernova. The model predicts that a bright hot star, which is the binary companion to an exploding object, remains after the explosion.Their findings have important implications for the evolution of massive stars.