Supernovae parents found
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 15:31
in Astronomy & Space
Observations of Type Ia supernovae has led to the discovery that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate and the notion of dark energy. However, astronomers do not know for certain how the explosions take place and whether they all share the same origin. Now, a team of researchers has examine 41 of these objects and concluded that there are clear signatures of gas outflows from the supernova ancestors, which are likely not white dwarfs.