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Title:
| Space: Supernova |
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Description:
| Learn about the gigantic explosions in the universe that are produced by dying stars and cause new star formations. Find out how scientists are trying to predict supernova and how they group supernova. These sites include images, schematic drawings, audio, movies, and animated simulations. |
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Grade Level:
| 5, 6, 7, 8 |
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Resource Links:
| Supernova
Learn what a supernova is. Find out where in our galaxy the remnants of supernovas can be found and how they are studied.
FactMonster: Supernova
Learn about supernovas then advance to the next pages to read about some famous supernovas. Includes descriptions of the different types of supernovas.
Supernova: Exploding Stars
Learn what causes a massive star to explode and how long the light of a supernova can be seen in the universe.
The Space Place: How are Supernovas Formed
Listen to the audio or read the text to learn how and where supernovas formed. Learn whether any new supernovas will appear in our galaxy any time soon.
Enchanted Learning: Star Death
View a graphic of a star's life cycle. Lean how giant stars explode into supernovas and then turn into neutron stars or black holes.
HubbleSite: NewsCenter: Archive
Here are images of supernovas. Read articles and watch movies of supernova explosions with astronomers' explanations.
APOD: May 31, 1996: The Pulsar Powered Crab
Read about a supernova in 1054 A.D. that produced the Crab Nebula and a pulsar. Click on the image to enlarge it and view the nebula.
Near Earth Supernovas
Read or listen to a story about supernova occurrences in earlier ages of the Earth. Learn about the Local Bubble that surrounds our solar system.
Supernova Remnants
Learn how often scientists predict that supernovas take place in our galaxy. Find out what effect supernovas and supernova remnants have on the birth of other stars in the universe.
Supernovas: Imagine the Universe
Here is an explanation of how different types of supernovas work, what causes a star to collapse, and how the interstellar medium formed.
Science & Technology: Photo Release: Waiting for a Supernova
This page describes how scientists are trying to predict the next supernova in our neighboring galaxies.
BBC: Star Dies in 'King' Supernova
Watch a short video about an unusually bright supernova that was observed in 2006, and learn about another star in our own galaxy that astronomers think could also explode.
BBC: Science and Nature: Space: Star Types
After you read about different types of stars, scroll down the page and learn which of them can produce a supernova. NOTE: The "Talk" link at the top and the "Space Chat" link at the left both lead to message boards.
PBS: Birth of a Supernova
Explore the interactive feature to learn about the two most common types of exploding stars and learn what makes them burn as brightly as they do.
PBS: Supernova Sighting
Read or view this science news report about a supernova that was observed in early 2008.
PBS: Newshour: Final Moments of Dying Star
Read, watch, or listen to this broadcast about the death of a star that was observed in 2008.
National Geographic: Supernovae
Read this article about these cosmic explosions. Includes a link to additional reading and a photo gallery.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
10.1, 10.3
AR Standards:
ESS.10.5.1.a, ESS.10.5.1.b, ESS.10.5.1.c
ME Standards:
D1.c
MO Standards:
1, 2, 5, 6, 6.1.A.c, 6.2.C.c, 1.2.A.a, 6.1.A.c, 6.1.C.a, 6.1.C.b
NV Standards:
E.5.B.1, E.5.B.3, E.5.B.5, E.8.B.1
UT Standards:
I.2.b, IV.2.a, IV.2.c
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