Nearby Massive Star Explosion 30 Million Years Ago Equaled Detonation of 100 Million Suns
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Analysis of exploding star's light curve and color spectrum reveal spectacular demise of one of the closest supernova to Earth in recent years; its parent star was so big it's radius was 200 times larger than our sun.