ExploraTour: A Peek into the Lives of the Stars
Explore Three Interesting Examples of Supernova Remnants
The Dumbbell Nebula
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ExploraTour: A Peek into the Lives of the Stars
STAGE 3: Supernova Stage In the final moments of the star's life, nuclear fusion produces an iron core. No energy can be gained by fusing iron into heavier elements. There is now no energy source to sustain...more
ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light
Even though the sleeping man is no longer on the bed, you can still see where he was lying down. The heat from his body warmed up the bed sheets which are now radiating infrared light toward your eyes....more
ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light
All warm objects (not just people) radiate in the infrared. Warmer objects give off more infrared radiation. Very hot objects radiate other types of light in addition to infrared. Click on the picture...more
ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light
Your eye is a wonderful detector of visible light. Different frequencies of light produce different sensations in the eye which we interpret as colors. Our eyes detect light by using light sensitive components...more
ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light
Imagine you found a pair of special glasses that not only gave you telescopic vision but gave you the ability to see all forms of radiant energy. The universe in visible light contains all the familiar...more
ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light
This is a volcano on the island of Miyake in Japan. It has erupted, sending hot lava and ash into the air, a total of ten times. The time after one eruption until the next occurred was about twenty years...more
ExploraTour - Looking at the World in a Different Light
This is a picture of a galaxy in visible light. A galaxy is a large number of stars, some like our sun, some bigger, some smaller and all moving together through space. This galaxy is called Centaurus...moreShop Windows to the Universe
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