A "stripped" kind of this phenomenon occurs in objects that have lost most 
A "stripped" kind of this phenomenon occurs in objects that have lost most of their mass and are named for Wolf and Rayet. Most of these phenomena happen in AGB objects. One type of these phenomena begins with a carbon detonation. One of these phenomena was observed in China in (*) 1054 and created M1. When the Chandrasekhar limit is reached by a white dwarf accreting matter from a nearby star, the Type Ia kind of these events occurs. Most heavy metals are synthesized in them. For 10 points, name these explosions that occur at the end of some stars' lives.
A "stripped" kind of this phenomenon occurs in objects that have lost most of their mass and are named for Wolf and Rayet.
supernova [accept any more specific type of supernova, e.g. core-collapse supernova]