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Poster NOVA - Season 14 Episode 12 : Death of a Star 2025

NOVA - Season 14 Episode 12 : Death of a Star

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Why do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute science documentary that explores rare astronomical events in all their dimensions. The film features the 1987 explosion of a supernova - first observed by a Canadian astronomer in Chile - and discusses its impact on the universe. Witness the celestial phenomena that baffles the scientific community as you travel from South America to Japan to Cleveland. A discussion of supernova neutrinos is a special highlight of the tape.

  • First Air Date: 1974-03-03
  • Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
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  • Network: PBS

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