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Why Do Stars Explode?

Why Do Stars Explode? Someday you will find me, caught beneath a landslide, in a champagne supernova in the sky. An exploding star is known as a supernova, and they really are spectacular to see. They create as much light as multiple suns and are sometimes brighter than entire galaxies. But why d

NASA ScienceCasts: Two Sides of the Same Star

A neutron star comes from a large star that has run out of fuel, and exploded as a supernova. First it becomes a radio pulsar and later becomes a magnetar. Or maybe it’s the other way around! NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY (INTRO)

On the first leg of this awe-inspiring cosmic journey, COSMOS host Dr. Carl Sagan takes viewers to the edge of the universe aboard the Spaceship of the Imagination and across the vast expanse of all time. Through beautiful (and accurate) special effects, we witness quasars, exploding galaxies, star

ScienceCasts: Hubble’s Contentious Constant

There are two leading ways to measure the universe's rate of expansion, and for fifteen years, they more or less agreed with one another. Not anymore, and that’s a big deal. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: The Mystery of High-Energy Cosmic Rays

The cosmic ray detector known as CREAM is headed for the International Space Station, with a goal of measuring the highest energy possible for direct measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. New Mission Going to the Space Station to Explore Mysteries of 'Cos