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"Our prediction is that we'll see a lot more galactic cosmic radiation... which is from supernovas and is everywhere," versus radiation coming from the Sun, he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
This is important for astronomers to know, because supernovas spread the heavy elements that help to form and support life across the Universe.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
It's also possible that they aren't conventional supernovas at all, instead triggered by a star's merger with a black hole.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023
Ever since, neutrinos have been detected in the Sun, during supernovas and even in interactions between cosmic rays and the upper atmosphere.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2023
The stars then exploded as supernovas, and their debris went to form other stars and planets, among them those of our Solar System, which is about five thousand million years old.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
