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Websites and resources about Astronomy - Novae and Supernovae

Supernova Taxonomy
A discussion of the taxonomy of supernovae.
http://rsd-www.nrl.navy.mil/7212/montes/snetax.html

Mr. Galaxy's Supernovae
Nice brief introduction to Supernovae including information on the SunSEARCH program and how to find supernovae.
http://www.chapman.edu/oca/benet/mrgalaxy.htm

SuperNova Early Warning System (SNEWS)
Network utilizing neutrino detectors to detect neutrino burst from supernova in order to provide a prompt alert to astronomers.
http://hep.bu.edu/~snnet/

International Supernovae Network
Includes recent discoveries and technical information about finding supernovae.
http://www.supernovae.net/isn.htm

X-ray Astronomy: Supernovae and their remnants
Brief NASA introduction to supernovae. Includes images.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/supernovae.html

Supernova, by HEASARC
HEASARC: High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center provides a short article regarding the high-energy aspects of supernovae explosions.
http://legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/snr.html

Very-Late-Type Spiral and Irregular Galaxy Supernova Search
Current statistics of search at University of Iowa, movies of observed SNe. The rates in Sdm-Sm and Irr galaxies seem to be higher even than in late type Sbc-Sd galaxies.
http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/~cda/snproj/snproj_main.html

University of Texas Supernovae Research
Includes research contacts, preprints, reviews and published papers by the Astronomy group of the University of Texas.
http://hej3.as.utexas.edu/~www/SN/

Supernovae
II supernovae
http://www-astronomy.mps.ohio-state.edu/%7Eryden/ast162_5/notes20.html

List of Recent Supernovae
Huge index of recent supernovae, including date found, SN position, and host galaxy.
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/lists/RecentSupernovae.html

When supernovae go hyper: NASA article
Magazine-style article written by NASA on the explanation for gamma-ray bursts surrounding 'hypernova' type supernovae.
http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast21oct98_1.htm

Remnant of Chinese Supernova
Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found new evidence that a pulsar in the constellation of Sagittarius was created when a massive star exploded, witnessed by Chinese astronomers in the year 386 AD.
http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/01_releases/press_011001.html

Type 1a Supernovae and the Cosmological Constant
Brief look at recent type Ia supernova data and the cosmological constant
http://www.jupiterscientific.org/sciinfo/cosmology/cosmologicalconstant.html

Latest Supernovae
A list of the latest Supernovae with reference images.
http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html

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