This website is terrible. It constantly posts nonsense.
"Thermonuclear supernovae, in particular, signal the complete destruction of a white dwarf star, leaving nothing behind. At least that's what models and observations suggested."
First, I don't know what they are adding by saying "thermonuclear." More importantly, a white dwarf does not go supernova unless it gains more mass somehow, in which case it goes supernova and leaves behind a neutron star. No type of star blows up into nothing.
Even if it isnt flat out click bait bullshit speculation stephen hawking went back and forth so much on worm holes it makes me think its all just mental masturbation either way.
This one shed mass yet did not collapse into a neutron star. Presumably because it gained mass prior to going nova. They need to rejigger their math. It's entirely possible that it merged with another star or absorbed a passing gas cloud and the nova discharged less matter than was ultimately accumulated. Other than lack of data to support observations, I don't see why this was considered not possible. Stars can be 'refueled' in this way.
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"Thermonuclear supernovae, in particular, signal the complete destruction of a white dwarf star, leaving nothing behind. At least that's what models and observations suggested."
First, I don't know what they are adding by saying "thermonuclear." More importantly, a white dwarf does not go supernova unless it gains more mass somehow, in which case it goes supernova and leaves behind a neutron star. No type of star blows up into nothing.
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