Universe Today - When White Dwarfs Collide

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DATE : Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0800
Entered in Database : 2007-11-09 20:00:00
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There's a certain kind of supernova that's totally dependable. Let a white dwarf accumulate 1.4 times the mass of the Sun, and it'll detonate in an explosion visible clear across the Universe. When astronomers saw supernova 2006gz, that's what they thought they were dealing with, but hold on, the explosion was much more powerful than you would expect from just a single white dwarf. Maybe two came together in a colossal explosion.

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