UVA Astronomers Make First Radio Detection of Rare Supernova Type

Astronomers using the NSF Very Large Array have detected the first radio signals from a rare Type Ibn supernova, offering new insight into the final stages of massive stars. “We captured a rare signal from a star exploding into helium-rich gas it shed shortly before the blast,” said Raphael Baer-Way, a UVA graduate student leading the study with Maryam Modjaz (UVA) and Poonam Chandra (NRAO). Read more here...