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Stars and solar physics

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Electron capture supernova spotted four decades after first predicted

11 Jul 2021
New type of supernova
Six pack: supernova 2018zd is marked with a small white circle on the outskirts of galaxy NGC2146 and meets the six criteria for being a new, third type of supernova predicted 40 years ago. This composite image was made with data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Las Cumbres Observatory and other sources. (Courtesy: Joseph Depasquale/STScI)
Astronomers have witnessed the very first example of a third type of supernova, first predicted theo

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