Astronomers Witness Biggest Star Explosion, Massive Supernova
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 17:22
in Astronomy & Space
An international team, led by a Weizmann Institute astrophysicist, tracked a supernova over time and found that it fits predictions about what happens when a star greater than 150 times the mass of the sun explodes. Their findings could influence our understanding of everything from natural limits on star size to the evolution of the universe.