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SOLAR SUPERNOVA REFERENCES

Below are some websites that have information about the Sun, stars, and supernovae. These should help you with background information for the Mystery (and you should also check out the background information we have provided as well).

The Nine Planets Sun page: general information about the Sun
An interesting virtual tour of the Sun
A whimsical intereview with the Sun
Astronomer Nick Strobel's Lives and deaths of stars
Astronomer Jim Kaler's STARS website with a phenomenal amount of information about stars
Astronomer Phil Plait's Timeline of a Supernova; a series of easy-to-understand essays about why stars explode

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