http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/science/july-dec10/supernova_11-16.html
Answer the following questions in sentence form please. post the oringinal question with your answer
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
- What is the first star explosion to be studied from the beginning?
- What important elements do scientists believe originate from exploding stars?
- Why are scientists studying the "star guts" of SN1987A and what are they hoping to discover?
- What is a supernova?
- After exploding, what happens to a star?
- What is the name of the recent supernova that may have turned into a black hole?
- How big are the stars that become supernovae?
- When and where did Supernova 1987A explode?
- When was the Hubble telescope initially launched?
- What are the so-called "string of pearls" surrounding SN1987A?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Do you think it’s important to study phenomena in space like supernovae and black holes? Why or why not?
- Why do you think ‘backyard astronomers’ like the one who found this supernova are often the first ones make discoveries? Have you ever looked through a telescope? How would you be able to tell whether a something new had appeared in space?
- Why does it take light from an exploding star so long to reach Earth? Why is it impossible to know everything that is going on in space in ‘real time’?
- What methods do scientists have for observing phenomena that occur millions of lightyears away?
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