Supernovae
Astrophoto: Supernova PTF11kly During and After
It was literally an event of stellar proportions! In August 2011, a new Type Ia supernova was seen in spiral…
The Contributor to SN 2011fe
[/caption] When discovered on August 24, 2011, supernova 2011fe was the closest supernova since the famous SN 1987A. Located in…
Supernova Alphabet Soup
[/caption] The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the sole body responsible for the official naming of astronomical objects. So if…
Different Supernovae; Different Neutron Stars
[/caption] Astronomers have recognized various ways that stars can collapse to undergo a supernova. In one situation, an iron core…
Space Telescopes Provide New Look at 2,000 Year Old Supernova
[/caption] What caused a huge explosion nearly 2,000 years ago, seen by early Chinese astronomers? Scientists have long known that…
Missing Black Holes
[/caption] As astronomers began working out how stars die, they expected that the mass of remnants, whether white dwarfs, neutron…
Video: Nobel Prize Winner Explains The Expanding Universe
In this video Saul Perlmutter, one of the three winners of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, explains how dark…
A Magnified Supernova
[/caption] Supernovae are among astronomers most important tools for exploring the history of the universe. Their frequency allows us to…
Homeless Supernovae
[/caption] In a post earlier this month, we looked at a team of astronomers searching for stars that were on…
Pan-STARRS Discovers two Super Supernovae
[/caption] Supernovae are the brightest phenomenon in the current universe. As massive stars die as supernovae, they briefly outshine the…