Supernovae are violent explosions produced in star death when their mass becomes large and they run out of fuel to burn.
Tag Archives: Early Universe
Black Hole
Black holes are super dense masses with strong gravitational pull left over after large stars run out of fuel and collapse.
APM 08279+5255: Distant Yet Extremely Bright
AMP 08279+5255 (catchy, right?) is a very bright (even by quasar standards) quasar located in the Lynx constellation.
The Cosmic Microwave Background: Remnants of the Beginning
The Cosmic Microwave Background supports the idea of the Big Bang.
The Big Bang: How Everything was Started
The Big Bang is the leading theory as to how the universe was formed 13.8 billion years ago.
Neutrino: Unfelt and Unseen
Neutrinos are fundamental particles that could explain reactions in stars as well as the disappearance of antimatter.
SSA22 Protocluster Could Show How Galaxy Clusters Form
The SSA22 Protocluster is a large structure. It is thought studying this formation it might lend some information as to how galaxies form.
Population III stars: Why Would They Matter?
Population III stars are believed to be some of the first stars ever formed. So, what, if anything, makes them so special as to need a separate categorization? And why have we never found one?
Quasars: The Possible Start of Galaxies
Quasars can be seen at the farthest reaches of the universe. Since they are so far, seeing a quasar is looking into the universe’s past. They could answer many questions about the development of the universe. The structure consists of a black hole which is fed by an accretion disk and have the potential to form galaxies around them.