Astronomers Catch Binary Star Explosion Inside Nebula
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:28
in Astronomy & Space
The explosion of a binary star inside a planetary nebula has been captured – an event that has not been witnessed for more than 100 years. The study predicts that the combined mass of the two stars in the system may be high enough for the stars to eventually spiral into each other, triggering a much bigger supernova explosion.