Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse: Is it (Supernova)time?
Will Betelgeuse go supernova in the next few decades? This paper suggests so…
ASASSN-13co: A Type-Defying Supernova
There are arguably a lot of things defy categorization, but it’s not everyday that we find something that suggests we do away with our categories altogether. The authors of today’s paper believe that the recently-discovered Type II supernova ASASSN-13co — read that as “assassin”, please — might just be one of the latter.
W49B: A Jet-Driven Supernova?
The authors discuss the possibility that the strangely-shaped supernova remnant W49B was created by a core-collapse supernova that formed strong bipolar jets instead of a spherical shockwave.
The Supernova Early Warning System
The SuperNova Early Warning System (SNEWS) uses neutrino detectors across the globe to predict when a supernova is about to become visible, providing astronomers the unprecedented opportunity to study the next supernova as it happens.