The first observed wimpy supernova may have birthed a neutron star duo
The explosion could explain the source of some gravitational waves
A GENTLE EXIT This image shows a spiral galaxy about 930 million light-years away from Earth before (left), during (center) and after (right) an explosion at its outskirts of a faint supernova called iPTF 14gqr (seen inside the dotted circle at middle).
R. Hurt/JPL-Caltech/NASA