
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2020
Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations
Most stars die in fairly predictable ways, but astronomers have discovered a growing catalog of unusual stellar deaths that challenge the traditional picture
Anna Y. Q. Ho is a Miller Fellow in the astronomy department at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies the catastrophic deaths of massive stars.

Strange Supernovae Upend Expectations
Most stars die in fairly predictable ways, but astronomers have discovered a growing catalog of unusual stellar deaths that challenge the traditional picture