Possible "Superkilonova" Exploded Not Once But Twice
December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025
PASADENA, California, Dec. 16 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Possible "Superkilonova" Exploded Not Once But Twice
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When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosionthe kilonovaoccurs when a pair of dense dead stars, called neutron stars, s . . .
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Possible "Superkilonova" Exploded Not Once But Twice
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When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosionthe kilonovaoccurs when a pair of dense dead stars, called neutron stars, s . . .