All About Supernova

Supernovae(plural of supernova) are among the most awe inspiring astronomical events. After all, the explosion of a star is both a beginning an and an end. According to some theories of the Universe, some objects have to be destroyed in order to free up matter to be recycled into new objects.

Scientists can spend a great deal of the educational period and career learning all about supernova and still discover new information as the years progress. Here on Universe Today we have several good articles about the phenomenon and we thought it would be helpful to assemble links to those articles in one place for our readers convenience. Opening link after links is not a fun process without knowing what you might find in them, so here are a few interesting facts, all about supernova, for you to start with.

Every millenia or so there is a supernova that is bright enough and close enough to the Earth to be seen clearly in the daytime sky.

The earliest recorded supernova even occurred in 185 A.D. In is beyond certainty that there were hundred more before records were kept and even more before any was able to look into the sky here on Earth.

Many nebula are the remnant of a supernova event. These remnants can last for billions of years.

Supernova are designated with an SN. SN 1987A was the brightest supernova since the invention of the telescope and could be seen with the unaided eye in the Southern Hemisphere.

If the star that collapses(explodes) during a supernova is over 100 times the size of our Sun it is referred to as a hypernova.

These are just a few of the hundreds of facts that you will find in the links below. Inside each of the articles you will additional links for more information. There are several image only links so that you can add a nebula or supernova image as your wallpaper or background. Hopefully, you will find everything that you need and, as always, enjoy your research.

• What is a Supernova?
• Supernova Pictures
• Supernova Wallpaper
• Supernova 1987a
• Supernova
• Hypernova
• Type IA Supernova
• Exploding Star
• Type II Supernovae