A hot and fast ultra-stripped supernova that likely formed a compact neutron star binary. Science, 2018; 362 (6411): 201 DOI: 10.1126/science.aas8693
The unexpectedly gentle death of a massive star suggests that it was being robbed by a dense companion lurking out of sight. A Caltech-led team of researchers has observed the peculiar death of a massive star that exploded in a surprisingly faint and rapidly fading supernova. These observations suggest that the star has an unseen companion, gravitationally siphoning away the star’s mass to leave behind a stripped star that exploded in a quick supernova...
Read More
Recent Comments