The Purport of Space Telescopes in Supernova Research

Abstract

The violent stellar explosions known as supernovae have received especially strong attention in both the research community and the general public recently. With the advent of space telescopes, the study of these extraordinary events has switched gears and it has become one of the leading fields in modern astrophysics. In this paper, we review some of the recent developments, focusing mainly on studies related to space-based observations.

Keywords

• supernovae
• stellar evolution
• cosmic dust
• distance measurement
• space telescopes