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SUMMARY:Supernovae: Superheroes of the universe - Or Graur
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CONTACT:Anna Belcher
DESCRIPTION:Supernovae - the explosions of stars - are one of the brightes
 t phenomena in the Universe. In my talk\, based on my recent book on the s
 ubject\, I will describe how supernovae have been observed around the worl
 d for nearly 2\,000 years and how they are observed today. I will briefly 
 describe the physics of these explosions and then showcase some of the man
 y roles they play in the Universe. These include creating black holes\, sy
 nthesizing and spreading the elements that make up our bodies\, and even s
 haping galaxies. Finally\, I will show how astronomers use supernovae as e
 xperimental tools to study dark matter and dark energy\, two of the most m
 ysterious phenomena in contemporary physics.
LOCATION:1 Newnham Terrace\, Darwin College
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