Probing the Explosive History of Eta Carinae

I can't seem to stop writing about Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) stars this week. And new research discussed at the AAS conference this week continues the trend. As part of a series of short talks on exploding stars, John Martin of the University of Illinois, Springfield spoke on his work with the LBV Eta Carinae.



Eta Carinae is often cited as one of the most likely stars of which we know to erupt as a core collapse supernova. It has a mass of nearly 100 times that of the sun. Although it h [...]

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