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This Hyperphysics page hosts a description of Supernova 1987a. It includes the light curve, a photograph of the unusual remnant, and a graph showing the neutrino volley that…
  
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Publisher: NASA
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This NASA Science News webpage hosts a description of the brightest supernova ever observed, along with two telescopic images and an artist's illustration. The article describes a…
  
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Publisher: European Space Agency
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This site from the European Space Agency uses text and images to introduce children to stars and galaxies, with a strong emphasis on stellar evolution. The text communicates…
  
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Publisher: NewScientist
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This NewScientist article covers the simulation research of two University of Colorado physicists on what an unfortunate person falling into a black hole would see. The article…
  
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Publisher: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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This Chandra X-Ray Observatory page links to several activities and articles on stellar evolution. It includes an interactive Flash activity featuring simulations of different-mass…
  
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Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service
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This PBS article describes gamma-ray bursts and how they were discovered. It also explains what would happen to the Earth should a gamma-ray burst strike it.
  
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Publisher: Goddard Space Flight Center
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This NASA site describes how stars live and die. It explains stellar life on the "main sequence" and includes links to four different ways a star can die. Images illustrate stellar…
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See this site, from the University of Illinois, for a broad overview of the spectra of stars and other astronomical objects. You can find out about many related subjects, including…
  
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Publisher: Discover
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This article from Discover magazine overviews twenty ways the planet could experience mass extinction or worse. Examples include asteroid impact, alien invasion, and gamma-ray bursts.
  
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Publisher: Gemini Observatory
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This press release from the Gemini Observatory covers the discovery of a supernova using laser adaptive optics. Laser guide adaptive optics help eliminate atmospheric noise from…
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