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David Aguilar
(617) 495-7462 Christine Pulliam (617) 495-7463 pubaffairs@cfa |
Release No.: 2010-02For Release: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Astronomers Find Rare Beast by New Means ![]() This artist's conception shows an "engine-driven" supernova explosion with accretion disk and high-velocity jets. Astronomers have discovered the first example of such an explosion detected not through gamma-rays, but through
its radio emission.
Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF Low Resolution Image (jpg) ![]() This artist's conception shows a normal core-collapse supernova explosion
expelling a nearly-spherical debris shell.
Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF Low Resolution Image (jpg) |
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