Astronomers examining data from a supernova first observed in 2002 have determined that it represents a new class of rapidly exploding star. The explosion may have resulted from a binary star system where helium flowed from one white dwarf star to another, building up a layer of gas that detonated in a thermonuclear explosion.
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