Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While peering into the cosmos, amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki ...
Electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe), a theoretically predicted stellar explosion type for stars in the 8-10 solar mass range, are now empirically confirmed by the analysis of SN 2018zd. The ...
Physicists have been given the first glimpse of nuclear excitation by electron capture (NEEC), confirming theoretical predictions that were made more than 40 years ago. The global team – led by Jeff ...
Six pack: supernova 2018zd is marked with a small white circle on the outskirts of galaxy NGC2146 and meets the six criteria for being a new, third type of supernova predicted 40 years ago. This ...
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For the first time, researchers have directly observed an exotic type of radioactive decay called two-neutrino double electron capture. The decay, seen in xenon-124 atoms, happens so sparingly that it ...