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EP 250108a/SN 2025kg - observations of the most nearby Broad-Line Type Ic #Supernova following an Einstein Probe Fast X-ray Transient / The kangaroo's first hop - the early fast cooling phase of EP250108a/SN 2025kg: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08889 / https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08886 -> Supernova’s ‘Trapped’ Jet Reveals Source of Fast X-ray Transient / International Gemini Observatory and SOAR Discover Surprising Link Between Fast X-ray Transients and the Explosive Death of Massive Stars: https://keckobservatory.org/fxt/ / https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2520/ - mysterious cosmic explosion is traced to a massive stellar explosion / a breakthrough in astronomy’s understanding of how stars larger than our Sun explode.

MUSE observations that affirm the path to detonation of a Type Ia #supernova in a supernova remnant: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso2511/eso2511a.pdf -> Double detonation - new image shows remains of star destroyed by pair of explosions: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2511/

Evidence for an Instability-induced Binary Merger in the Double-peaked, Helium-rich Type IIn #Supernova 2023zkd: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adea38/meta -> UC Santa Cruz-based survey uses AI to spot explosive stellar death by black hole: https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/08/black-hole-supernova/ - machine learning enables real-time detection of fleeting anomalies before they fade away.

Extremely stripped #supernova reveals a silicon and sulfur formation site: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09375-3.epdf?sharing_token=-91B1DW3w-guLbzqMqlHyNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NoiEk03zQVupBWc3RIFpnZ-YbG1aen1S3iwOSFB_RqF1OTO0bm0p0OHR8FBWxK_mN3eXwuH6ArSJP4HcczCXFHQpGcyTSxTYyDRLdjMKS54rLmINcgiC4lgfYYUiIR0lfeQSiucSVktXCGmKwEy2_IMqVFdcWX7jjZmgmaOssqo_tTEwBI3IeJz_wpoAWLQllnGU6ii1DgLBiibeFsnNsdVtR4XCzzQSogTBu5R7SLsA==&tracking_referrer=www.sciencenews.org -> A dying star revealed its heart: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dying-star-heart-supernova - it’s the first observation of an innermost layer of a massive star.

A cosmic formation site of silicon and sulphur revealed by a new type of #supernova explosion: https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.02054 -> What Lies Beneath The Outer Layers Of A Star? https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/supernova-inner-core/

Inhomogeneous stellar mixing in the final hours before the Cassiopeia A #supernova: https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.07563 -> NASA's Chandra Reveals Star's Inner Conflict Before Explosion: https://chandra.si.edu/press/25_releases/press_082825.html and https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/casa/

Evidence for an Instability-induced Binary Merger in the Double-peaked, Helium-rich Type IIn #Supernova 2023zkd: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adea38 -> AI Helps Astronomers Discover a New Type of Supernova: https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/ai-helps-astronomers-discover-new-type-supernova - astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole, offering an explanation for one of the strangest supernovae ever seen.