New Type of Supernova, 10 Times Brighter, Found by Scientists

[Swede]

In the new type of supernova, the star is so large that it may not get as far as creating iron, Quimby said. The stars that produced the new type of supernovas were very large, and burned for only 3 million years. There may have been a runaway reaction at the oxygen stage, creating the explosion, he said.

“These stars partied hard,” Quimby said.

They are located in distant dwarf galaxies, which are a 10th the size of the Milky Way, the Earth’s galaxy. One of the explosions Quimby located was 5 billion light years away. Another was 8 billion light years.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-08/new-type-of-supernova-10-times-brighter-found-by-scientists.html

[Ian David]

1. They're the new Sheen Class of Supernovae. n/t

[ret5hd]

2. as opposed to the Busey Class?