Massive star`s unusual death heralds the birth of compact neutron star binary
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

Carnegie`s Anthony Piro was part of a Caltech-led team of astronomers who observed the peculiar death of a massive star that exploded in a surprisingly faint and rapidly fading supernova, possibly creating a compact neutron star binary system. Piro`s theoretical work provided crucial context for the discovery. Their findings are published by Science.