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Type Ia supernova

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Two small stars can crash together.

Artist’s impression of two white dwarf stars merging and creating a Type Ia supernova.webm
Artist’s impression of two white dwarf stars merging and creating a Type Ia supernova.webm
This makes a huge blast. The blast is very bright. It helps us see far away. We can see it from Earth. Do you like looking at stars?

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Artist’s impression of two white dwarf...
File:SN1998aq max spectra.svg
SN1998aq max spectra.svg
File:G299-Remnants-SuperNova-Type1a-20150218.jpg
G299-Remnants-SuperNova-Type1a-20150218.jpg
File:Supernova remnant N103B.jpg
Supernova remnant N103B.jpg
File:SNIacurva.png
SNIacurva.png
File:SN2018gv.gif
SN2018gv.gif
File:Tangled — cosmic edition SNR 0454-67.2.jpg
Tangled — cosmic edition SNR 0454-67.2.jpg
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