[Interview] All You Need to Know About Type 1a Supernovae

What's the difference between a nova and a supernova? What's the mechanism behind their explosions? What instruments are used to observe them at the moment? Finding out in this interview.

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🟣 Guest: Cameron Pfeffer

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🟣 Dr. Chris Ashall’s supernova research group

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• 00:00 Intro

• 01:30 What is a Type-1a supernova

• 07:55 Observations with JWST

• 15:03 Current state of supernova research

• 24:37 Survey telescopes

• 36:04 Current obsessions

• 40:12 Final thoughts

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