Scientists discover new form of supernova explosion

Scientists claim to have observed a new form supernova explosions which may “prematurely cause the star to explode”, according to ANU astrophysicist and cosmologist Dr Brad Tucker. “We know that there’s a few different mechanisms for causing stars to explode and it kind of depends on how big they are,” he told Sky News Australia. “If you have a supernova or a big star and it’s in what we call a binary system – two stars going around each other – and it collides actually with an older star, what we call a neutron star, well that collision can kind of prematurely cause the star to explode.”