Quotes about Supernova

The formation of our own Sun and planets probably was heavily influenced, if not triggered, by a nearby supernova explosion.

Jay Lockman

This giant gas bubble contains about a million times more mass than the Sun, and the energy powering its outflow is equal to about 100 supernova explosions.

Yurii Pidopryhora

We've thought for some time that supernova explosions can give a kick to the resulting neutron star, but the latest computer models of this process have not produced speeds anywhere near what we see in this object. This means that the models need to be checked, and possibly corrected, to account for our observations.

Shami Chatterjee

I can still remember the instant I realized that one group of features was associated with an older supernova remnant. I think the e-mail I sent around to the other team members had more than twenty exclamation marks in it!

Doug Welch

While this detector is smaller than those envisioned for the future, it's been in operation for a decade or two, so it actually stands a good chance of having detected the first neutrino from an identified supernova beyond the Milky Way and its closest companions.

John Beacom