Supernova shock breakout from a red supergiant.

Massive stars undergo a violent death when the supply of nuclear fuel in their cores is exhausted, resulting in a catastrophic "core-collapse" supernova. Such events are usually only detected at least a few days after the star has exploded. Observations of the supernova SNLS-04D2dc with th...

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Main Authors: Schawinski, K, Justham, S, Wolf, C, Podsiadlowski, P, Sullivan, M, Steenbrugge, K, Bell, T, Röser, H, Walker, E, Astier, P, Balam, D, Balland, C, Carlberg, R, Conley, A, Fouchez, D, Guy, J, Hardin, D, Hook, I, Howell, D, Pain, R, Perrett, K, Pritchet, C, Regnault, N, Yi, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008