Astronomers have spotted a star system that could have left behind a «zombie star» after an unusually weak supernova explosion. A supernova typically obliterates the exploding white dwarf, or dying star. On this occasion, scientists believe this faint supernova may have left behind a surviving portion of the dwarf star — a sort of zombie star.
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Hubble finds supernova star system linked to potential ‘zombie star’
6 agosto 2014
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