Guest Speaker at UW Space Place

Recent evidence suggests that the colossal stellar explosions called supernovae take on a variety of complex shapes that change over time. Studying these shapes can give us clues to how supernovae work and what kinds of stars give rise to them. Dr. Jennifer Hoffman from the University of Denver will discuss the tools astronomers use to investigate supernova shapes and what we're learning from them about stellar life cycles in galaxies far, far away.