Multi-star pile-up caused brightest supernova »
Posted by: capn_caveman 9 months, 3 weeks agoA mystery over what caused the brightest supernova ever observed finally appears to have been solved. Two astronomers in the Netherlands say the explosion was the result of a cosmic pile-up: dozens of massive stars crashing into each other, producing a monstrous heavyweight star that eventually exploded, leaving a giant black hole in its wake.
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avpd859 months, 3 weeks ago
Also see:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071114/sc_afp/spa...
Record-busting supernova prompts new ideas on death of stars. :)
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capn_caveman9 months, 3 weeks ago
It's very interesting to see two very different accounts on this subject. One one hand, scientists believe this is the death of an incredibly massive star suffering multiple collapses , and on the other they believe this is caused by a massive collapse of a group of stars. Very different opinions.
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