than our own galaxy scientists have been able to learn many things about the stars. It was this knowledge that lead scientists to learn that the early stars “were composed of hydrogen, helium and a very small amount of lithium and beryllium and almost nothing else” (6-2) These elements laid the structure for the structure of the stars. Every star has a battle inside of it. It is a battle between gravity and radiation pressure that happens when it arises from internal energy generation. (6) Stars are seen everywhere on earth but the ones most readily observed are the exploding stars called supernova (Ferris). It is at the end of a star’s life when a supernova occurs. The stars nuclear fuel gets exhausted and it can no longer support itself. If the star is an enormous one, then the stars core will collapse. This collapse will cause a massive amount of energy. (4) Every time a supernova occurs, it burned its core elements so hot that other elements were born. “Elements like carbon, oxygen, phosphorus and iron were made more common” (6-2). A supernova happens every few seconds. They are long and sought after landfalls of knowledge. (5) “They are thought to not only reveal the stars own fate, but also the universe in its entirety” (5). Evaluating supernovas is a key element in discovering the destiny of the universe. One of biggest and most supported groups evaluating and researching supernovas is The Supernova Cosmology Project. It is a team of scientists out of The University of California at Berkeley. One of the things that The Supernova Cosmology Project does is to look into distant past by looking at distant objects in space. (1) The objects they focus most of all are supernovas. When looking for a supernovas, astronomers and scientists concentrate on finding type 1A supernovas because “Type 1A supernovas are superb candles, stellar explosions so bright that for a few days...
