Birth, life, and death of a star jul.2015 | Page 11

Type 1A SUPERNOVA

Therefore, binary stars accumulate too much matter . And having too much matter causes the star to explode, resulting in a supernova

Each color represents different density of the resulted gas.

A supernova burns for only a short period of time, but it can tell scientists a lot about the universe. One kind of supernova has shown scientists that we live in an expanding universe, one that is growing at an ever increasing rate

zooming into a supernova explosion

Supernova observation

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The Helix Nebula. ( eye of GOD)

Pillars of Creation"