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science1 month ago•17 min saved

X-ray shock breakout marks the death of a 30-solar-mass star, tracked for months

Astronomers detected an X-ray shock breakout signaling the core collapse of a star about 30 times the Sun’s mass, then watched the resulting broad-lined Type Ic supernova SN 2026gzf for nearly three months across multiple wavelengths. Located ~500 million light-years away, it produced no gamma-ray burst, suggesting jets were choked and the star likely left a black hole, providing a rare, detailed look at the end stages of massive-star evolution.

via The Times of India|

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space-and-astronomy2 months ago•54 min saved

Global telescope network captures early shock-breakout of a colossal stellar explosion

Astronomers worldwide recorded the first moments of a 500‑million‑light‑year‑distant Type Ic broad‑lined supernova from a Wolf–Rayet progenitor, catching the faint X-ray shock breakout and mapping the star’s pre‑explosion surroundings; the event showed jets but no observed gamma‑ray burst, suggesting a possible choking of the jet, with Rubin Observatory and other facilities continuing long‑term follow‑up observations.

via Yahoo|

#ic-bl #rubin-observatory #shock-breakout

space2 months ago•130 min saved

Global telescope network captures earliest moments of a distant supernova in unprecedented detail

A network of ground- and space-based telescopes, including the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, captured the first moments and subsequent evolution of a Type Ic broad‑lined supernova roughly 500 million light-years away. The observations detail the shock breakout and early light with unprecedented clarity, and follow-up studies found no accompanying gamma-ray bursts, suggesting a possible choked jet. Researchers mapped the star’s pre‑explosion environment around a Wolf‑Rayet progenitor, and Rubin’s continued, high-cadence monitoring will provide long-term data on this event and many future supernovas.

via livescience.com|

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space2 months ago•157 min saved

Faint X-ray shock breakout reveals a new path for massive-star deaths (SN 2026gzf)

Astronomers tracked SN 2026gzf from its faint X-ray shock breakout to its early light across multiple wavelengths, revealing a broad-lined Type Ic explosion from a Wolf‑Rayet star about 500 million light-years away that did not produce a gamma-ray burst. The rapid, multi-instrument follow-up mapped the explosion and its interaction with surrounding material, suggesting diverse pathways to such energetic deaths beyond GRB jets and shedding light on the star’s final years.

via Space|

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