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Heavens Above => Astronomy & Near Earth Phenomena => Topic started by: DataBot on March 20, 2012, 21:30:02 PM

Title: Explosive stars with good table manners
Post by: DataBot on March 20, 2012, 21:30:02 PM
Explosive stars with good table manners

In two comprehensive studies of SN 2011fe -- the closest Type Ia supernova in the past two decades -- there is new evidence that indicates that the white dwarf progenitor was a particularly picky eater, leading scientists to conclude that the companion star was not likely to be a sun-like star or an evolved giant.

Source: Explosive stars with good table manners (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120320142056.htm)