... We first saw the light of the explosion on Earth in 1987, and this image was taken ... The remnant of the explosion itself is the blob of stuff in the center; the rings ... They have been "lit up" by the energy of the explosion. ...
... whether each fragment will break into several pieces immediately after entry, and therefore exhibit multiple smaller explosions, or whether it will survive long enough to be crushed, flattened and obliterated in one grand explosion and terminal fireball ...
... We now know the "guest stars" are gigantic stellar explosions called supernovae. ... A supernova is the final explosion of a giant star coming to the end of its life. ...
... A cowardly alien species flees an explosion in the Milky Way?s core by taking five ... An explosion at the galactic center transforms the Milky Way into an active galaxy. ...
... officially called Supernova 1987A , the explosion in the relatively small irregular ... expected, it appears to be the sort of explosion that ends the life of a single star ...
... In this episode, we're on the hunt for gigantic stellar explosions called supernovae ... These outbursts are the final explosions of giant stars that have come to the ends ... Let's start by talking about the different types of supernova explosions. ...
... cores of stars, others when the most massive stars ended their lives in gargantuan explosions that astronomers call a supernova ... Astronomers actually observed some of the newly-formed elements emerging in this explosion.) ...
... newly discovered supernova may provide us an opportunity to identify a black hole in the debris of such a stellar explosion ... For the first time, we may obtain unmistakable evidence that supernova explosions can give birth to black holes. 16 . ...