SN 2005E (aka 2005-1032) was a calcium-rich supernova first observed in January 2005 that scientists concluded was a new type of cosmic explosion.Marlowe Hood: "Blast from the past: a new type of exploding star" in Yahoo! News, May 19, 2010, 5:04 PM ET. The explosion originated in the galaxy NGC 1032, approximately 100 million light years away."SN 2005E" in Astrosurf - Portail d'Astronomie des astronomes amateurs francophones (French)Stephen Battersby: "Quirky supernova could be something new", New Scientist, 19 June 2009.
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Research and Conclusions On May 19, 2010, a team of astronomers released a report on the discoveries made in their research of SN 2005E. The articles were published in the British journal Nature.
The researchers have determined that the blast emitted a large amount of calcium and titanium, which is evidence of a nuclear reaction involving helium, instead of the carbon and oxygen that is characteristic of Type Ia supernovae.
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