Every Neutrino Carries the Story of a Dying Star
Somewhere within the Milky Way, another massive star is moving toward its final moments. Astronomers estimate that our galaxy experiences roughly two or three…
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Supernova
8 articles on this topic.
The Hidden Decision Behind a Star’s Final Moments
Across the universe, massive stars spend millions of years forging elements in their fiery interiors.
When Neutrinos Decide the Fate of Dying Stars
Few events in astrophysics rival the violence of a core-collapse supernova. In a matter of seconds, a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, its core…
Supernova may be triggered by neutrino flavor flips
Neutrinos are produced in large quantities during some of the universe’s most explosive events, despite their elusiveness.
Supernova Explosion Predicted by Super-Kamiokande, Mysterious Properties of Ghost Particle Neutrinos
The name "neutrino" may be relatively familiar to those of us living in Japan. The name "neutrino" may be relatively familiar to those of us who live in…
Dark matter may be revealed by the next supernova in the Milky Way
There aren't many mysteries in the entire universe that loom as huge as dark matter. We know that the regular matter in our Universe and the known laws of…
Were high-energy neutrinos discovered 34 years ago from a supernova?
Data from more than three decades ago may include evidence of high-energy neutrinos produced by a supernova.
A new observation reveals that neutrinos from neutron stars support supernova explosions
Some supernova explosions represent the final moments of stars that are at least eight times the mass of our Sun.