supernova

GPTKB entity

Statements (136)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Earth's_atmosphere
interstellar medium
life on Earth (if close enough)
gptkbp:afterglowObservedIn gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:X-rays
optical
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:GRB
gptkb:macronova
gptkbp:alternativeName Supernova
gamma-ray_burst
kilonova
recurrent_nova
solar_flare
supernova_remnant
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
cosmic rays
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:causedBy collapse of a massive star
white dwarf accreting matter
merger of a neutron star and a black hole
merger of two neutron stars
merging neutron stars
collapsing massive stars
gptkbp:coinedBy 1931
gptkbp:defines a powerful and luminous stellar explosion
gptkbp:detects gptkb:BeppoSAX
gptkb:Konus-Wind
gptkb:Swift
gptkb:HETE-2
gptkb:BATSE
gptkb:Fermi
gptkb:RHESSI
gptkb:INTEGRAL
gptkb:AGILE
gptkb:CALET
gptkb:Insight-HXMT
gptkb:MAXI
space telescopes
gptkbp:differenceFromNova much more energetic
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Vela_satellites
2013
ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distance billions of light-years
gptkbp:distanceObserved billions of light-years
gptkbp:duration weeks to months
days to weeks
milliseconds to several minutes
gptkbp:emits gptkb:gamma_rays
radiation therapy
gravitational waves
gptkbp:energyReleased ~10^44 joules
gptkbp:etymology Latin 'nova' meaning 'new'
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:GRB_130603B
1967
gptkbp:frequency gptkb:helium
hydrogen
iron
silicon
gptkbp:frequencyInMilkyWay about 2-3 per century
gptkbp:importantFor affects galactic evolution
source of heavy elements
triggers star formation
probes early universe
gptkbp:lightCurve characteristic rise and fall
gptkbp:longGRBCausedBy collapsing massive stars
gptkbp:luminosity brighter than nova, dimmer than supernova
gptkbp:mostDistantObserved gptkb:GRB_090423
gptkbp:mostEnergeticObserved gptkb:GRB_080916C
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Walter_Baade
gptkb:Fritz_Zwicky
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:SN_1054
gptkb:SN_1604
gptkb:SN_1987A
gptkbp:observableFrom gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:NGC_4993
other galaxies
gptkbp:originatedIn distant galaxies
gptkbp:powerOutput extremely high
gptkbp:produces gptkb:gold
platinum
lanthanides
heavy elements
afterglow
gptkbp:recordedAt 185 AD
gptkbp:redshift up to 9.4
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nun
gptkb:magnetar
supernova
multi-messenger astronomy
hypernova
gptkbp:remnantExample gptkb:Crab_Nebula
gptkb:Cassiopeia_A
gptkb:Tycho's_Supernova_Remnant
gptkbp:result white dwarf
supernova
black hole
gptkbp:shortGRBCausedBy merging neutron stars
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:INTEGRAL_satellite
gptkb:Swift_Observatory
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
astronomer
space telescopes
astrophysicists
ground-based observatories
gptkbp:studiedIn high-energy astrophysics
gptkbp:subspecies short gamma-ray burst
long gamma-ray burst
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_II_supernova
gptkb:Type_Ia_supernova
gptkb:Type_Ib_supernova
gptkb:Type_Ic_supernova
gptkbp:usedFor measuring cosmic distances
studying universe expansion
gptkbp:visibleWavelengths gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:X-rays
optical
gamma-ray
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chandrasekhar_limit
gptkb:Colin_Firth
gptkb:Stars
gptkb:Titan
gptkb:neutron_stars
gptkb:Star_of_Bethlehem
gptkb:Frost_Demon
gptkb:Rob_Brydon
gptkb:white_dwarf
gptkb:black_hole
gptkb:LIGO_gravitational_wave_detections
gptkb:Nova
gptkb:Teostra
gptkb:Frieza
gptkb:Saiko
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5