A certain type of supernova, for example, brightens and fades in such a predictable manner that we can measure the distances to their host galaxies. Graur explains that a deep observational understanding of supernovae-why and how they shine and how their brightness changes over time-allows us to use them as tools for experiments in astrophysics and physics. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, astrophysicist Or Graur offers a concise and accessible introduction to these awe-inspiring astronomical phenomena. Supernovae have been studied for centuries, and they have also made appearances in popular a glimpse of a supernova in a painting provides Sherlock Holmes with a crucial clue, for example. They are some of the most energetic phenomena in the Universe, rivaling the combined light of billions of stars. A concise illustrated introduction to the history and physics of supernovae, the brilliant explosions of stars with striking color illustrations.
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