Rare-metal abundance points to a missing companion star for the supernova Cassiopeia A

The massive star that exploded to form the supernova known as Cassiopeia A most likely had a companion star that has yet to be spotted, a spectroscopic analysis by RIKEN astrophysicists suggests. This will provide fresh impetus to efforts to locate the companion.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-07-rare-metal-abundance-companion-star-supernova.html