Word: supernovae
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last year, Professor of Astronomy Robert P. Kirshner '70 thought he was a lucky man to observe during his lifetime one of the brightest supernova explosions our region of the universe has seen in centuries. But this year, he thinks his luck may have doubled...
...meet Charlie, the eight year-old newt expert who, with his best friend Servin, hopes to capture a giant turtle in the marshes near his house. We meet his father Ivan, an astronomer whose obsession is to study the supernova in Chile, and his mother Polly, a professional photographer who feels as though she does not spend enough time with her children. And Hoffman also introduces us to the 11 year-old Amanda, whose goals are simple--to study gymnastics with Bela Karyouli and to have her braces...
...balloon will be one of six such vehicles observing the supernova, Grindlay says, adding that each balloon flight takes between one and two days...
...Supernova 1987A produced high amounts of radioactive nickel which decayed into radioactive cobalt in a week. This cobalt is still decaying, producing a prodigious quantity of gamma rays and x-rays. The experiment will measure the x-rays emitted by the supernova...
EXITE, part of a NASA Balloon and Rocket Campaign to observe a supernova, number 1987A, launched a balloon carrying a telescope into the atmosphere to detect high energy x-rays emitted from the exploded star. The launching was scheduled to take place at the end of April...