Another one bites the dust

2026/03/27 by Jacco Th. van Loon, J T van Loon · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Dance #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Red supergiant #Supergiant #physics.gen-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atag016

openalex created_date 2026/03/27 · openalex publication_date 2026/03/27 · arxiv published 2026/06/25 · arxiv updated 2026/06/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Abstract Extreme red supergiant WOH G64 has led researchers a merry dance these last few years, but what does it reveal about the secret lives of these beasts?

Citations

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Discussions

• Jacco Th. van Loon: Another one bites the dust -- how red supergiants keep surprising us https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28428 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.28428 https://arxiv.org/html/2606.28428 [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]

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