By studying a supernova that occurred in 2023, astronomers may have discovered a very rare explosion.
4 Reviews ← exclude selected types ← exclude selected tagsA supernova is a powerful phenomenon that is still poorly understood.
This event was first detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility in October 2023, at a distance of about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth, and was classified as a Type II supernova.
By studying this supernova, astronomers noticed that its light curve continued to rise for 190 days.
After that, it declined rapidly, and the energy released by this event was 10 times greater than a Type II supernova.
By studying a supernova that occurred in 2023, astronomers may have discovered a very rare explosion. However, further studies will need to be conducted with the help of various instruments to solve this mystery.
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A supernova is a powerful phenomenon that is still poorly understood. Indeed, there are different types of supernovae, and some are very rare, such as SN 2023vbw.
This event was first detected by the Zwicky Transient Facility in October 2023, at a distance of about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth, and was classified as a Type II supernova. In other words, this giant star consumed all its nuclear fuel before collapsing, causing a powerful explosion.
However, a new study recently published on arXiv suggests a different origin. By studying this supernova, astronomers noticed that its light curve continued to rise for 190 days. After that, it declined rapidly, and the energy released by this event was 10 times greater than a Type II supernova.
