14 May 2022

Supernovae

From Sci Fi / Sci Fact, 5:30 am on 14 May 2022

A supernova (pl. supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion that occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.  Supernovae have been featured in many works of fiction.

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Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland explores the use of supernovae (or exploding/dying stars) in fiction.

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