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Stories about: Type Ia

Origins of Type Ia Supernovae Still Unknown For all their tremendous uses in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics, Type Ia supernova events are still surrounded in mystery, especially when it comes to figuring out its origins. They are being used as reference points everyday, yet researchers have no idea what produces them.One of the things that make Type ... 1 February 2011 09:04 GMT Milky Way's Youngest Supernova Discovered The newly found supernova remnant is the result of a stellar explosion that would have been seen from Earth some 140 years ago. The previous youngest supernova remnant found in the Milky Way was Cassiopeia A, resulted some 330 years ago. The current record holder, G1.9+0.3, represents to astronomers a missing link be... 15 May 2008 02:54 GMT Blue Gene/P to Simulate Supernova Explosions The Argonne Blue Gene/P supercomputer may be the most powerful in the world but it will still require 22 million computational hours in order to simulate a process that in real life only takes 5 seconds to unfold. Robert Fisher and Cal Jordan from the University of Chicago's Center for Astrophysical Thermonuclea... 5 May 2008 04:29 GMT