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astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Spectroscopy of Type Ia Supernova 2025rbs from Maximum Light to the Nebular Phase

Lindsey A. Kwok, Stéphane Blondin, Adam A. Miller +53

We present JWST observations of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2025rbs (14.5 Mpc) at +1, +23, and +84 days after B-band maximum, spanning peak light through a wavelength-depende…

astro-ph.HE2026

First Results from the LSST Shadow Survey: The Restless Luminous Blue Variable AT2017des in the Virgo-Cluster Galaxy, NGC4532

Conor L. Ransome, Bhagya M. Subrayan, David J. Sand +66

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will start in late-summer 2026, revolutionizing transient astronomy. Here, we present the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) Shadow Survey, which…

astro-ph.HE2026

Search For a Counterpart to the Subsolar Mass Gravitational Wave Candidate S251112cm

Nicholas Vieira, Noah Franz, Bhagya Subrayan +49

The recent candidate gravitational-wave (GW) alert from a compact object merger involving at least one subsolar mass (SSM) object has prompted questions about their origins. S25111…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Faint Progenitor System for the Faint Supernova 2024vjm

Erez A. Zimmerman, Avishay Gal-Yam, Paul J. Groot +68

Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) are well known for their role as standardizable cosmological candles. Their uniformity is credited to their single origin as thermonuclear explosions of…

astro-ph.HE2025

Optimizing Kilonova Searches: A Case Study of the Type IIb SN 2025ulz in the Localization Volume of the Low-Significance Gravitational Wave Event S250818k

Noah Franz, Bhagya Subrayan, Charles D. Kilpatrick +54

Kilonovae, the ultraviolet/optical/infrared counterparts to binary neutron star mergers, are an exceptionally rare class of transients. Optical follow-up campaigns are plagued by c…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

JWST Spectroscopy of SN Ia 2022aaiq and 2024gy: Evidence for Enhanced Central Stable Ni Abundance and a Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition

Lindsey A. Kwok, Chang Liu, Saurabh W. Jha +48

We present optical + near-infrared (NIR) + mid-infrared (MIR) observations of the normal Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) 2022aaiq and 2024gy in the nebular phase, continuously spanning…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2019hnl: A Type IIP Supernova with a Partially Stripped, Low Mass Progenitor

Aidan Martas, Stefano Valenti, Aravind P. Ravi +17

We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of SN 2019hnl. Discovered within ~26 hr of explosion by the ATLAS survey, SN 2019hnl is a typical Type IIP supernova with a peak abso…

astro-ph.HE2025

The Heavy Element Enrichment History of the Universe from Neutron Star Mergers with Habitable Worlds Observatory

Eric Burns, Jennifer Andrews, Robert Szabo +23

Understanding where elements were formed has been a key goal in astrophysics for nearly a century, with answers involving cosmology, stellar burning, and cosmic explosions. Since 1…

astro-ph.HE2025

Early Shock-Cooling Observations and Progenitor Constraints of Type IIb SN 2024uwq

Bhagya M. Subrayan, David J. Sand, K. Azalee Bostroem +26

We present early multi-wavelength photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type IIb supernova SN 2024uwq, capturing its shock-cooling emission phase and double-peaked ligh…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

JWST and Ground-based Observations of the Type Iax Supernovae SN 2024pxl and SN 2024vjm: Evidence for Weak Deflagration Explosions

Lindsey A. Kwok, Mridweeka Singh, Saurabh W. Jha +89

We present panchromatic optical near-infrared (NIR) mid-infrared (MIR) observations of the intermediate-luminosity Type Iax supernova (SN Iax) 2024pxl and the extremely low…

astro-ph.HE2025

Photometry and Spectroscopy of SN 2024pxl: A Luminosity Link Among Type Iax Supernovae

Mridweeka Singh, Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha +90

We present extensive ultraviolet to optical photometric and optical to near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic follow-up observations of the nearby intermediate-luminosity ($M_V = -16.81…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

SN 2021hpr: A Normal Type Ia Supernova Showing Excess Emission in the Early Rising Phase

Abdusamatjan Iskandar, Xiaofeng Wang, Ali Esamdin +37

We present extensive optical observations of a nearby Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 2021hpr, located in the spiral galaxy NGC 3147 at a distance of 45 Mpc. Our observations…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Multiwavelength Autopsy of the Interacting IIn Supernova 2020ywx: Tracing its Progenitor Mass-Loss History for 100 Years before Death

Raphael Baer-Way, Poonam Chandra, Maryam Modjaz +31

While the subclass of interacting supernovae with narrow hydrogen emission lines (SNe IIn) consists of some of the longest-lasting and brightest SNe ever discovered, their progenit…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Diversity in hydrogen-rich envelope mass of type II supernovae (II): SN 2023ixf as explosion of partially-stripped intermediate massive star

Qiliang Fang, Takashi J. Moriya, Lucía Ferrari +6

SN 2023ixf is one of the most well-observed core-collapse supernova in recent decades, yet there is inconsistency in the inferred zero-age-main-sequence (ZAMS) mass …