How big do stellar explosions get?: We thought we knew how powerful supernova explosions could be. We also thought that supernovae and gamma-ray bursts were unrelated
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The supernovae death throes of major stars release energy in the form of neutrinos, debris, optical light and radio waves. Gamma-ray bursts produce almost pure bursts of energetic light, or gamma ray. It is now argued that some events can produce both a supernova and a burst, which may revolutionize thinking about how core-collapse supernovae are produced, although detailed models are currently restricted to the simplest case of spherical symmetry.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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An elementary puzzle
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A la type supernovae that are produced by the thermonuclear explosion of a white dwarf, a star that has evolved so far that its electrons are cold and densely packed, is presented. They are categorized according to the different chemical elements identified in the spectra of the radiation they emit.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Astronomy: to catch a stellar thief
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In the nearby galaxy M81, a star had exploded, becoming the brightest supernova visible in the Northern Hemisphere since 1954. Astronomers suspected that the dying star had lost much of its hydrogen before the explosion.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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