Thursday, 2 July 2015

Seeing a supernova in a new light

STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Seeing a supernova in a new light
Rehovot, Israel (SPX) Jul 01, 2015 - Type Ia supernovae are the "standard candles" astrophysicists use to chart distance in the Universe. But are these dazzling exploding stars truly all the same To answer this, scientists must first understand what causes stars to explode and become supernovae. Recently, a unique collaborative project between the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Weizmann Institute of Science pr ... more


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