How Type Ia Supernovae Occur

A series of new investigations were recently able to provide a new insight into how a class of dramatic cosmic explosions, called Type Ia supernovae, occurs. Researchers identified three scenarios that might help explain these phenomena. For this study, scientists at the NASA Goddard Space ... [ read more >> ]

A white dwarf accreting mass from a red supergiant, a common occurrence before it explodes as a Type Ia supernova

A white dwarf accreting mass from a Sun-like star, a common occurrence before it explodes as a Type Ia supernova

Two white dwarfs are orbiting each other. Their eventual collision would trigger a TYpe Ia supernova event

Image comment: A white dwarf accreting mass from a red supergiant, a common occurrence before it explodes as a Type Ia supernova
Image credits: NASA / Swift / Aurore Simonnet / Sonoma State University

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A white dwarf accreting mass from a red supergiant, a common occurrence before it explodes as a Type Ia supernova
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