Cosmic Forensics Pinpoint Stellar Suspects in Supernovae (Kavli Roundtable)

Adam Hadhazy, writer and editor for The Kavli Foundation, contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. For brief periods, Type Ia supernovae can outshine an entire galaxy of billions of stars. Astrophysicists want to understand the origins of supernovae because they are integral to the evolution of galaxies and the study of dark energy.