We’ve Found a New(ish) Type of Supernova

We’ve known about different types of supernovas for some time, but researchers now believe they have observed a previously unseen kind! And, sadly, the odds of life on Venus may not be as high as we once believed.

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Sources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-021-01384-2
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.02176.pdf
https://www.ipmu.jp/en/20200330-ElectronCapture
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/lcog-ant062321.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoc--ntt062521.php

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01391-3
https://press.springernature.com/water-activity-in-venus-s-uninhabitable-clouds-and-other-planeta/19261476
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57641247

Images:
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/supernova-crab-nebula-formation-sy5ct9obinu4frbm
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/realistic-sun-or-star-closeup-3d-rendering-illustration-gm1267178422-371712107
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuclear_fusion.gif
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_468.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist’s_impression_of_the_WDJ0914%2B1914_system.tif
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20267
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SN_2018zd_wikipedia.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA%27s_Hubble_Captures_the_Beating_Heart_of_the_Crab_Nebula_(28048044272).jpg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/stormy-sky-with-dramatic-clouds-gm1216988871-355064044
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12802
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/solar-system-gm182792016-13220682