Caltech Scientists Detects First Progenitor of Type 1b Supernova – W. M. Keck Observatory

Kamuela, Hawaii — Powerful new survey telescopes led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are being combined with the W. M. Keck Observatory to provide insight into rare, exotic cosmic explosions. Caltech’s intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) recently described the first direct detection of the progenitor of a rare type of supernova in a nearby galaxy. The findings were published in the September 20 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters [http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/775/1/L7].

Caltech Scientists Detects First Progenitor of Type 1b Supernova – W. M. Keck Observatory Skip to content Science News Caltech Scientists Detects First Progenitor of Type 1b Supernova October 18, 2013 Kamuela, Hawaii — Powerful new survey telescopes led by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are being combined with the W. M. Keck Observatory to provide insight into rare, exotic cosmic explosions. Caltech’s intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) recently described the first direct detection of the progenitor of a rare type of supernova in a nearby galaxy. The fin

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