Supernova Born from the Merger of Two Stars ⚡ экспресс
Original: "A binary merger product as the direct progenitor of a Type II-P supernova"
The most common type of supernova, it turns out, can arise from the merger of two stars.
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Astronomers found a supernova that doesn't fit the usual patterns. It exploded in a very old galaxy, and its light faded too quickly. It turned out to be the aftermath of a merger of two stars — the first such case for the most common type of supernovae.
🎯 Most massive stars are born in pairs, not alone.