J1010+2358 PISN’t a direct descendant of the first stars
We thought we finally found a direct descendant of the first stars. A follow-up observation showed that it PISN’t.
SN 2007bi: Without a Trace
All stars die, but not all stars die the same. Some will explode and leave no trace behind. These special explosions with no trace are called pair-instability supernovae (PISNe) and only happen in the most massive of stars. Today’s paper from 2009 investigates a unique supernova, SN 2007bi, that was initially thought to be the first PISN ever observed.
Pair-Instability Supernovae: What might they look like?
How do the most massive stars explode? A new model of massive stars predicts new observational evidence.
Searching for Signatures of Pair-Instability Supernovae
Scientists search for signatures of pair-instability supernovae in thousands of Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stars.