Binary Star System Supernova Explosion (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Binary Star System Supernova Explosion

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A simulation of a possible explanation for an L subdwarf named CWISE J124909+362116.0's speed shows it as a part of a white dwarf binary pair that ended with the white dwarf exploding into a supernova.

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Adam Makarenko / W.M. Keck Observatory

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