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  1. What Is a Supernova? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Each blast is the extremely bright, super-powerful explosion of a star. An illustration of one of the brightest and most energetic supernova explosions ever recorded.

  2. What Is a Nebula? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Some nebulae (more than one nebula) come from the gas and dust thrown out by the explosion of a dying star, such as a supernova. Other nebulae are regions where new stars are …

  3. What Is a Supernova? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Una supernova es la explosión más grande que los humanos hayan contemplado jamás. Todas las explosiones de las estrellas son extremadamente brillantes y superpoderosas.

  4. Slyder Images - NASA Space Place

    This beautiful cloud, called the Trifid Nebula, was formed when a massive star exploded in a supernova. Lots of new stars are forming from the leftover supernova gas and dust.

  5. Universe | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Interstellar space begins where the sun’s magnetic field stops affecting its surroundings. Space Place in a Snap tackles this fascinating question! Galaxies, nebulae, and supernova remnants …

  6. Supernova | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Supernova What Is a Supernova? explore Glossary explore Glossary for "Sign Here!" words Explore the Electromagnetic Spectrum explore Printed Product Downloads explore

  7. Glossary for "Sign Here!" words - NASA Space Place

    Sep 25, 2025 · A rotating neutron star that emits a beam of radiation, like a lighthouse beacon. A neutron star is the very dense object that can remain after a very massive star explodes in a …

  8. How Did the Solar System Form? - NASA Space Place

    Aug 29, 2022 · At some point, the cloud collapsed—possibly because the shockwave of a nearby exploding star caused it to compress. When it collapsed, it fell in on itself, creating a disk of material …

  9. Small bodies have provided scientists with information ranging from the age of the solar system (and of the Earth) to the possibility that a supernova might have been responsible for creating our solar …

  10. What Is a Black Hole? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Black holes form at the end of some stars’ lives. The energy that held the star together disappears and it collapses in on itself producing a magnificent explosion. Here’s where things get …