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Clue to a 1,000-year-old astrophysical mystery

Clue to a 1,000-year-old astrophysical mystery Researchers identify rare electron-capture supernova that may help explain the development of Crab Nebula. August 4, 2021, 8:50 am A color composite of the electron-capture supernova 2018zd (the large white dot on the right) and the host starburst galaxy NGC 2146 (toward the left). Credit: NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale; Las Cumbres Observatory Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the University of Tokyo have identified a rare “electron-capture” supernova, and in the process, may have shed light on an astrophysical mystery dating back nearly 1,000 years. An electron-capture supernova occurs when a star eight to nine times the mass of the Earth’s sun explodes. A thermonuclear supernova occurs after the explosion of a white dwarf star that has gained matter in a binary star system. A core-collapse supernova occurs when a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and its core collapses, creating a black hole or a neutron star.

In Depth: Indian Astronomers Contribute To Discovery Of Shortest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded From A Dying Star

In Depth: Indian Astronomers Contribute To Discovery Of Shortest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Recorded From A Dying Star by Karan Kamble - Jul 29, 2021 12:30 AM Gamma-ray burst illustration (Wikimedia Commons) Snapshot Shooting towards Earth for as long as nearly half the present age of the universe, the burst or signal is said to have beeped for less than a second — short, yet enough to make its powerful presence felt. The detection challenges astronomers current understanding of gamma-ray bursts and where they come from. A whisper of an extraordinary cosmic event reached our Earthly ear last year, leading the qualified on a quest to decipher it. Now, eleven months later, we learn about the cosmic catch.

Indian astronomers with other scientists spot unique Gamma-ray burst

Indian astronomers with other scientists spot unique Gamma-ray burst The burst detected by NASA s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out to be one for the record books the shortest Gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the death of a massive star. New Delhi: A group of astronomers, few of them Indians, have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing towards Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. The burst detected by NASA s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on August 26, 2020, turned out to be one for the record books the shortest Gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the death of a massive star.

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