Topic
Supernovae
3 questions tagged Supernovae — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
what
What is a Type Ia supernova?
A Type Ia supernova is a powerful stellar explosion that happens when a white dwarf undergoes runaway fusion. It produces a very bright and relatively standard peak brightness.
AstronomySupernovae
whose
Whose observations first showed that stars can explode and seed the universe with heavy elements?
Walter Baade’s and Fritz Zwicky’s. They linked supernovae to neutron stars and the creation of heavy elements.
ScienceSupernovae
where
Where is the Crab Nebula located in the sky?
It is in the constellation Taurus, about 6,500 light-years away. It is the remnant of a supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054.
SpaceSupernovae