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Press Release

Release No.: 2010-02For Release: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Astronomers Find Rare Beast by New Means
supernova explosion
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
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supernova explosion
This artist's conception shows a normal core-collapse supernova explosion expelling a nearly-spherical debris shell.
Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF
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