Wednesday 13 August 2014

White dwarfs crashing into neutron stars explain loneliest supernovae

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
White dwarfs crashing into neutron stars explain loneliest supernovae
Coventry, UK (SPX) Aug 13, 2014 - A research team led by astronomers and astrophysicists at the University of Warwick have found that some of the Universe's loneliest supernovae are likely created by the collisions of white dwarf stars into neutron stars. Dr Joseph Lyman from the University of Warwick is the lead researcher on the paper, The progenitors of calcium-rich transients are not formed in situ, published today by ... more


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