3 papers
astro-ph.SR2026
The outer rings of SN 1987A from year 1994 to 2024: morphology, light curves, and optical to mid-infrared spectra
Sophie Rosu, Elko Gerville-Reache, Steven Thomas +14
The outer rings (ORs) of Supernova (SN) 1987A were ejected ~20000 years before the explosion. Their characterisation is crucial for constraining the properties of the progenitor of…
astro-ph.HE2025
The compact object and innermost ejecta of SN 1987A
J. Larsson, C. Fransson, P. J. Kavanagh +12
The first JWST observations of SN 1987A provided clear evidence that a compact object is ionizing the innermost ejecta. Here we analyze a second epoch of JWST NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS…
astro-ph.SR2025
Investigating the metallicity dependence of the mass-loss rate relation of red supergiants
K. Antoniadis, E. Zapartas, A. Z. Bonanos +8
Red supergiants (RSGs) are cool and evolved massive stars exhibiting enhanced mass loss compared to their main sequence phase, affecting their evolution and fate. However, the theo…