Monday, March 23, 2009

Opened before its time

Archival images suggest that a 2005 supernova was caused by the explosion of a luminous blue variable, a bright young star that is not expected to explode (Illustration: A Gal-Yam/Weizmann Institute of Science/D Leonard/San Diego State University)

A supernova seen in 2005 has been traced to a massive star that looked too young to explode.

Massive young star explodes 'before its time'

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