The Surprising Link Between Fast X-Ray Transients and the Explosive Death of Massive Stars

The surprising link between fast X-ray transients and the explosive death of massive stars

Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fast X-ray transient. The observations reveal that these bright blasts of X-rays may be the result of a "failed" explosive death of a massive star. The telescopes included the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF NOIRLab, and the SOAR telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.

Astronomers witness a star's failed death

Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fast X-ray transient.

International Gemini Observatory and SOAR Discover Surprising Link Between Fast X-ray Transients and the Explosive Death of Massive Stars

Using a combination of telescopes, including the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab, and the SOAR telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fast X-ray transient. The observations reveal that these bright blasts of X-rays may be the result of a 'failed' ex…

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Link Between Fast X-ray Transients & Explosive Death of Massive Stars

Link Between Fast X-ray Transients & Explosive Death of Massive Stars | NOIRLabUsing a combination of telescopes, including the International Gemini Observatory, funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) NOIRLab, and the SOAR telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, astronomers have characterized the closest supernova linked to a fa…