A supernova is a powerful and luminous stellar explosion. This transient astronomical event occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.<br /><br />For more information on some of the telescopes that Nasa uses:<br />More about the Missions<br />Swift <a href="http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://swift.gsfc.nasa.gov</a> <br />(For downloadable animations on the Swift mission and GRBs) <a href="http://swift.sonoma.edu/resources/mul.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://swift.sonoma.edu/resources/mul..</a>.<br /><br />The Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope<br />GLAST: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/glast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nasa.gov/glast</a> <br />XMM-Newton <a href="http://xmm.sonoma.edu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://xmm.sonoma.edu/</a><br />The Suzaku <a href="http://suzaku-epo.gsfc.nasa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://suzaku-epo.gsfc.nasa.gov/</a><br /><br />Tip jar located at:<br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/elihu.." target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/elihu..</a>.<br /><br /><br />#Astronomy #Astrophysics #Supernova #Science