Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovae

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 08, 2022

Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model, known as "D6." Supernovae are important for cosmology, as one type, Ia, is used as a "standard candle" that allows distance to be measure