Hubble Finds Supernova Star System Linked To "Zombie Star"
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 13, 2014 - Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has spotted a star system that could have left behind a "zombie star" after an unusually weak supernova explosion. A supernova typically obliterates the exploding white dwarf, or dying star. On this occasion, scientists believe this faint supernova may have left behind a surviving portion of the dwarf star - a sort of zombie star. ... more
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