Type Ia supernova
A group led by Ferdinando Patat of the European Southern Observatory in Germany claim to have proved that the supernova 2006X (in the red circle) is being fuelled by a nearby star in the red giant phase. (Image courtesy: ESO)
A group led by Ferdinando Patat of the European Southern Observatory in Germany claim to have proved that the supernova 2006X (in the red circle) is being fuelled by a nearby star in the red giant phase. (Image courtesy: ESO)