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  2. Supernova - Wikipedia

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    Calcium-rich supernovae are a rare type of very fast supernova with unusually strong calcium lines in their spectra. [69] [70] Models suggest they occur when material is accreted from a helium-rich companion rather than a hydrogen-rich star. Because of helium lines in their spectra, they can resemble type Ib supernovae, but are thought to have ...

  3. Accelerating expansion of the universe - Wikipedia

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    So a supernova with a measured redshift z = 0.5 implies the universe was ⁠ 1 / 1 + 0.5 ⁠ = ⁠ 2 / 3 ⁠ of its present size when the supernova exploded. In the case of accelerated expansion, a ¨ {\displaystyle {\ddot {a}}} is positive; therefore, a ˙ {\displaystyle {\dot {a}}} was smaller in the past than today.

  4. List of supernovae - Wikipedia

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    SN 1054 remnant (Crab Nebula)A supernova is an event in which a star destroys itself in an explosion which can briefly become as luminous as an entire galaxy.This list of supernovae of historical significance includes events that were observed prior to the development of photography, and individual events that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.

  5. Rare nova could be visible on Earth 'any day now,' NASA ... - AOL

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    — NASA Universe (@NASAUniverse) June 7, 2024. ... But while supernovas occur only once, a nova can happen again and again. After a nova explosion, the dwarf star remains intact, and the cycle ...

  6. Hypernova - Wikipedia

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    Hypernovae are thought to be supernovae with ejecta having a kinetic energy larger than about 10 45 joule, an order of magnitude higher than a typical core collapse supernova. The ejected nickel masses are large and the ejection velocity up to 99% of the speed of light .

  7. Music and the stars: A Grand Canyon astronomer's guide to awe

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    A fast, repeating note for the pulsar left behind, a fast rotating neutron star that casts a recurring signal out into the universe. “Modern composers are a little bit esoteric, you know, avant ...

  8. Type Ia supernova - Wikipedia

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    The Type Ia supernova leaves no compact remnant, but the whole mass of the former white dwarf dissipates through space. The theory of this type of supernova is similar to that of novae, in which a white dwarf accretes matter more slowly and does not approach the Chandrasekhar limit. In the case of a nova, the infalling matter causes a hydrogen ...

  9. Gamma-ray burst - Wikipedia

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    The total energy of typical gamma-ray bursts has been estimated at 3 × 10 44 J, – which is larger than the total energy (10 44 J) of ordinary supernovae (type Ia, Ibc, II), [103] with gamma-ray bursts also being more powerful than the typical supernova. [104] Very bright supernovae have been observed to accompany several of the nearest GRBs ...