Supernova

Dr. Avishay Gal-Yam

Watch for Exploding Stars

02.05.2008

Supernovae form when white dwarves feed on their companions

Shrinking Giants, Exploding Dwarves

Shrinking Giants, Exploding Dwarves

28.08.2007

New, detailed observations of a supernova show evidence that a white dwarf star "fed" off a red giant...

Prof. Eli Waxman.

01.10.2006

For the first time, astrophysicists managed to observe a supernova from just 160 seconds after the event began

Time in Space

30.08.2006

Real-time observations of a supernova explosion through NASA's Swift satellite have confirmed theoretical research...

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