Time travel with NASA's Supernova Sunday bonanza
India Today Online
February 3, 2014 | UPDATED 10:33 IST
NASA then kept up the pace the entire day, tweeting pictures of cosmic explosions and the heavens for at least seven hours.
#SupernovaSunday was maybe launched to coincide with NASA's new project where normal people help search space and the stars for signs of baby solar systems forming in the universe. By going through the Disk Detective website, anyone with any level of scientific expertise (or none at all) can gain access to the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or NASA's satellite telescope called "WISE."
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#SuperBowl Sunday? For us, it’s #SupernovaSunday! Today, we’ll post info & images on the stellar explosions. #sb48
Crab feast on this #SupernovaSunday! The Crab Nebula is one of the most famous "star wrecks." #superbowl #sb48
A #SupernovaSunday 3-D model of a star from the inside out: [video]: http://go.nasa.gov/1fBaqxp #superbowl #sb48
Waiting for the #biggame? Learn about stellar explosions on this #SupernovaSunday! http://go.nasa.gov/LDUccy #sb48
This #SupernovaSunday, explore a youthful 'star wreck' from our galaxy: http://go.nasa.gov/ZFXA6k #superbowl #sb48
#SuperBowl is 48, but this explosion was witnessed ~2000 years ago: http://go.nasa.gov/LEtQY5 #SupernovaSunday #sb48
Big game & big shock waves on #SupernovaSunday! This explosion expanded into interstellar space. #superbowl #sb48
Scoreboard not lighting up? Here's an artist's pic of the brightest supernova ever recorded #SupernovaSunday #sb48
Space ball? These #SuperNova remnants looks like a hand gripping a football. http://go.nasa.gov/1jOGDVY #SuperBowl
Does the game seem long? This explosion was witnessed from Earth over a millennium ago. #SuperNovaSunday #sb48
Game over & so is #SupernovaSunday. We hope you enjoyed it! This remnant may contain a black hole. #sb48