New supernova sheds light on star origin

Toronto: An international group of astronomers has discovered a supernova that sheds unprecedented light on the initial moments of a violent stellar explosion. The light from the explosion’s first hours showed an unexpected pattern, which revealed that the genesis of these phenomena is even more mysterious than previously thought. This category of supernova called “Type Ia” generates many of the elements around us but the mechanism that sets off a Type Ia supernova explosion has remained elusive, Xinhua news agency reported. (IANS)

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