Astronomers have found a new kind of miniature supernova so comparatively small that some only shine a hundredth as brightly as their more common cousins. The newly-discovered stellar explosion is called a Type Iax supernova, and while the team that made the discovery still isn’t exactly sure what causes it, they’ve already identified 25 examples of the phenomenon, reports Space.com .
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/27/4151966/scientists-discover-new-class-of-mini-supernova
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