Type Ia supernovae are believed to be the results of white dwarfs somehow gaining enough mass to push them above the limit where they can support themselves, but nobody knows what these white dwarfs look like before they explode. Until now, possibly. Read more about it here and here.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The Origin of Type Ia supernovae
Posted by You'd Prefer an Astronaut at 9:00 AM
Labels: supernovae, white dwarfs
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