New, Third Type of Supernova Observed (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

New, Third Type of Supernova Observed

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Supernova 2018zd, marked with a white circle on the outskirts of galaxy NGC2146, is the first example of a new, third type of supernova predicted 40 years ago. Composite image with data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Las Cumbres Observatory and other sources.

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Joseph Depasquale, STScI

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