Supernovas are exploding stars which, depending on their type explode in different ways and for different reasons. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on the way you look at it new evidence has been found that these theories aren’t quite right. An instrument called the solar mass ejector imager has given extra information. Data from the imager, [...]
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Why Won’t That Supernova Go Bang?
A massive old star is about to die… How a supernova explosion will be observed and what with. [podcast]http://www.weirdwarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/why wont the supernova explode.mp3[/podcast] By NASA Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) Posts
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Best of the Week Podcast- Why Don’t Supernovas Explode When They Should Do?
Supernovas don’t explode. Why is that? The nuclear fuel runs out and it begins a collapse under its own weight and there should be a massive blast, but nothing happens. Something is being missed but a new space telescope should resolve this problem. [podcast]http://www.weirdwarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/story.mp3[/podcast]
