Unique shape of star’s explosion revealed just a day after detection
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Swift observations with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) have revealed the explosive death of a star just as the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of the explosion at its earliest, fleeting stage. This brief initial phase wouldn’t have been observable a day later and helps address a whole set of questions about how massive stars go supernova.

“For the first time, astronomers unveiled the shape of the explosion [ of SN 2024ggi ] at its earliest, fleeting stage. This brief initial phase wouldn’t have been observable a day later and helps address a whole set of questions about how massive stars go supernova.”

  • kalkulat@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Ur right. Headline: "ESO captured shapes of a supernova… " The SHAPES (evolution of the explosion) have been captured. THAT’s the first. Then, just like NASA colorizes it’s astro photos, these guys made a cartoon. But the detail in the -shapes- is new science.

    • dbtng@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I gotta admit, I clicked, thinking that was a cool looking explosion. I guess I was disappointed.