Curated Video
USA: PICTURES OF SUPERNOVA TAKEN FROM HUBBLE TELESCOPE
English/Nat
Scientists have obtained new pictures showing that a exploding star is lighting up space with spectacular images - the likes of which have not been seen since 1604.
Pictures of the so-called 'supernova' were taken from the...
Curated Video
Scientists discover brightest supernova ever seen
1. Animation of 2006GY Supernova exploding ++mute++
2. Wide of panel of scientists
3. Set up Nathan Smith, Astrophysicist at the University of California/Berkeley
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nathan Smith, Astrophysicist at the University of...
Curated Video
USA/SPACE: EVIDENCE OF A NEW TYPE OF BLACK HOLE
English/Nat
Scientists using the Chandra X-ray telescope in space have uncovered evidence of a new type of black hole.
In a relatively close galaxy, astronomically speaking, a mid-sized black hole's discovery has prompted renewed debate...
Curated Video
Comments on Supernova in Spanish
1. Animation
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Sergio Fajardo-Acosta, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
"In two ways, (for understanding a Supernova) - we will understand our origins better, the origins of the matter which makes us human, our...
Curated Video
Astronomers Spot Exploding Faraway Star
HEADLINE: Astronomers Spot Exploding Faraway Star
CAPTION: A massive exploding faraway star - the brightest supernova astronomers have ever seen - has scientists wondering whether a similar celestial fireworks show may light up the...
Khan Academy
Supernova (Supernovae), Stars, Black Holes and Galaxies, Cosmology and Astronomy
How does a massive star go supernova? This video is a follow-up to the Khan Academy video on the life cycle of massive stars, explaining the chemical collapse that results in a supernova. Sal explains the process with neutron stars and...
Curated OER
Supernovas: When Stars Die
Have all your supernova questions answered with this four and a half minute video clip. You'll discover that a supernova is really the death of an expanding star, that there are different types of supernovas, and what their effects are...
Khan Academy
Supernova Clarification, Stars, Black Holes and Galaxies, Cosmology and Astronomy
In need of clarification on the last Khan Academy video on supernova? A short video explains that while humans observed the event that became the Crab Nebula 1,000 years ago, the actual event occurred 7,500 years ago.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Elements: Forged in Stars
The story of how elements from lithium to uranium are created by stars is illustrated through animation and a hands-on periodic table in this video segment adapted from NOVA. [3:42]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: High Mass Stars
Massive stars fuse heavier elements in their cores than lower mass stars. This leads to the creation of heavier elements up to iron. Iron robs critical energy from the core, causing it to collapse. The resulting supernova creates even...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Treasures of the Earth the Origin of Heavy Elements
Learn about the formation of elements from this video by NOVA and how these elements were incorporated into Earth when it formed. Closed caption available. [2:27]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Watching a Supernova
Astronomers conducting observations of one recent supernova happened to have an orbiting observatory aimed in the right direction collecting data when they caught the first signs of a second supernova in the neighborhood, letting them...
Other
Physics Girl: Stacked Ball Drop
Momentum transfer is demonstrated by dropping a perfectly balanced stack of balls. How is the result like a supernova? [3:33]
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #31: High Mass Stars
Massive stars fuse heavier elements in their cores than lower mass stars. This leads to the creation of heavier elements up to iron. Iron robs critical energy from the core, causing it to collapse. The shock wave, together with a huge...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Life and Death of Stars: Supernova Clarification
Supernova clarification based upon Sal Khan's lesson on supernovae that the explosion was observed 1,000 years ago, but the actual event was 7,500 years ago. [1:31]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Life and Death of Stars: Supernova (Supernovae)
Khan Academy delves into supernova (Supernovae) in this video lesson. [11:57]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: History of Life on Earth: Earth Formation
Discusses how the Earth is the byproduct of a local supernova. [10:08]
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: Physics Girl: The Stacked Ball Drop (And Supernovas)
What happens when you drop a stack of bouncy balls together? Watch this classic momentum transfer demonstration, and discover how it relates to a supernova. [3:33]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Origin of the Elements
This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the origin of the elements and how scientists use unique element profiles to identify supernova types. Includes background reading and discussion questions. [1:55]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #13: The New Astronomy
This is the story of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and the contributions they made to the field of Astronomy. They synthesized a lot of new, old, and bold astronomical ideas into a single sun-centered, eccentricity-positive system....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Threshold 3: New Chemical Elements
A video discussing how elements of the periodic table are spread throughout the universe when large star dies. Learn about how the process leads to Threshold 3. [2:50]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Supernova Clarification
This Khan Academy resource is a video about a Supernova clarification.