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The Eye of Sauron in SN 2025ngs: a Short-plateau Cousin of SN 1998S with Evidence for a Ring-like Circumstellar Medium
Conor L. Ransome, David J. Sand, K. Azalee Bostroem +35
Interacting supernovae probe the twilight years of massive stars, exhibiting signatures of interaction between the supernova ejecta and surrounding material expelled from the proge…
The fate of the failed supernova candidate M31-2014-DS1
Emma R. Beasor, Nathan Smith, Jeniveve Pearson +4
The fate of massive stars above 20M remains uncertain. Debate persists about whether they die as supernovae (SNe), or if they collapse directly into black holes (BHs) wit…
Two Decades of Dust Evolution in SN 2005af through JWST, Spitzer, and Chemical Modeling
Arkaprabha Sarangi, Szanna Zsiros, Tamas Szalai +20
The evolution of dust in core-collapse supernovae (SNe), in general, is poorly constrained owing to a lack of infrared observations after a few years from explosion. Most theories…
JWST Observations of SN 2023ixf II: The Panchromatic Evolution Between 250 and 720 Days After the Explosion
K. Medler, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +60
We present the nebular phase spectroscopic and photometric observations of the nearby hydrogen-rich core-collapse supernova (CC-SN) 2023ixf, obtained through our JWST programs. The…
Very Late-Time JWST and Keck Spectra of the Oxygen-Rich Supernova 1995N
Geoffrey C. Clayton, R. Wesson, Ori D. Fox +43
We present new {\it JWST}/MIRI MRS and Keck spectra of SN 1995N obtained in 2022--2023, more than 10,000 days after the supernova (SN) explosion. These spectra are among the latest…
Spectroscopy of AT 2016blu's recurring supernova impostor outbursts
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Nathan Smith, Jennifer E. Andrews +7
We present spectra of the supernova (SN) impostor AT 2016blu spanning over a decade. This transient exhibits quasiperiodic outbursts with a 113 d period, likely triggered by…