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International Supernovae Network - Includes recent discoveries and technical information about finding supernovae.

Latest Supernovae - A list of the latest Supernovae with reference images.

List of Recent Supernovae - Huge index of recent supernovae, including date found, SN position, and host galaxy.

Masi Astro Images Photometry - Site intro in English and Italian. A short list of Supernovae and variable star images.

Remnant of Chinese Supernova - Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found new evidence that a pulsar in the constellation of Sagittarius was created when a massive star exploded, witnessed by Chinese astronomers in the year 386 AD.

SNEWS: SuperNova Early Warning System - Network utilizing neutrino detectors to detect neutrino burst from supernova in order to provide a prompt alert to astronomers.

Supernova Taxonomy - A discussion of the taxonomy of supernovae.

Supernova, by HEASARC - HEASARC: High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center provides a short article regarding the high-energy aspects of supernovae explosions.

Supernovae - Fundamentals of type I and II supernovae.

Type 1a Supernovae and the Cosmological Constant - Brief look at recent type Ia supernova data and the cosmological constant

University of Texas Supernovae Research - Includes research contacts, preprints, reviews and published papers by the Astronomy group of the University of Texas.

Very-Late-Type Spiral and Irregular Galaxy Supernova Search - Current statistics of search at University of Iowa, movies of observed SNe. The rates in Sdm-Sm and Irr galaxies seem to be higher even than in late type Sbc-Sd galaxies.

When supernovae go hyper: NASA article - Magazine-style article written by NASA on the explanation for gamma-ray bursts surrounding 'hypernova' type supernovae.

X-ray Astronomy: Supernovae and their remnants - Brief NASA introduction to supernovae. Includes images.

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