Supernovas


Supernova poised to go off near Earth -- Eugenie Samuel  -- New Scientist  -- May 23, 2002

A student at Harvard University has stumbled across the terrifying spectacle of a star in our galactic backyard that is on the brink of exploding in a supernova. It is so close that if it were to blow up before moving away from us, it could wipe out life on Earth.

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Killer dwarf could fry the Earth -- Staff  -- Spacedaily  -- May 22, 2002

A small, ailing star in the Earth's backyard may explode into a supernova millions of years from now, with the potential to destroy all life on our planet.

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Cosmic Cannon: How an Exploding Star Could Fry Earth -- Robert Roy Britt  -- Space.com  -- June 19, 2001

Shooting out jets of energy or blobs of stuff the size of Earth at nearly light-speed, exploding stars called supernovae may hold more potential peril than anyone had ever imagined, according to a growing suspicion among some researchers.

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Star in a Jar -- Adam Frank  -- Discover  -- June 1, 2001
Physics

How astrophysicists have finally learned to exploit high-powered lasers and searing plasma in a laboratory setting to simulate the most violent features in the heavens, including the blast waves that radiate from supernova explosions and the birth wails of newborn stars.

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