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The optical view of W49B. There's evidence that W49B left behind a black hole -- not a neutron star like most other supernovas.
"W49B is the first of its kind to be discovered in the galaxy," said Laura Lopez, who led the study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "It appears its parent star ended its life in a way that most others don't."
Read more about W49B here.
February 14, 2013 10:31 AM PST
Photo by: NSF/NRAO/VLA
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