Astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep

Astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing 10 times brighter than the moon in the night sky

Warwick astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep - EurekAlert!

Astronomers discover doomed pair of spiraling stars on our cosmic doorstep