Waspie_Dwarf Posted November 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Astronomers Find Possible Elusive Star Behind Supernova Quote Hubble archival images were used to uncover doomed star The explosive end to a massive star's life is one of the most powerful blasts in the universe. The material expelled by the violent stellar death enriches our galaxy with heavier elements, the building blocks of new stars and even planetary systems. Astronomers have diligently searched for the doomed progenitor stars in pre-explosion images. Studying these stars could help them in their quest to better understand stellar evolution. Their quest has turned up a few pre-supernova stars. But the doomed stars for one class of supernova have eluded discovery: the hefty stars that explode as Type Ic supernovas. These stars, weighing more than 30 times our Sun's mass, lose their hydrogen and helium layers before their cataclysmic death. Researchers thought they should be easy to find because they are big and bright. However, they have come up empty. Read More: HubbleSite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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