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Space Physics:
Supernovae

Supernovae

Do you know of any Web sites with good information about supernovae explosions?

The "Imagine the Universe!" web site has a good write-up on supernovae.

Beth Barbier

Searching for Supernovae

How often do supernovae occur? What devices do we have to pinpoint these as they occur (or rather as light and particle emissions reach Earth)?

There is about 1 supernova per century in our Galaxy. There is a Supernova Cosmology Project to search for supernova run by Saul Perlmutter at LBL.

Dr. Louis Barbier