We’ve Found a New(ish) Type of Supernova

We’ve known about different types of supernovas for some time, but researchers now believe they have observed a previously unseen kind! And, sadly, the odds of life on Venus may not be as high as we once believed. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet & Jason A Saslow! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-021-01384-2 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2011.02176.pdf https://www.ipmu.jp/en/20200330-ElectronCapture https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/lcog-ant062321.php https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/uoc--ntt062521.php https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-021-01391-3 https://press.springernature.com/water-activity-in-venus-s-uninhabitable-clouds-and-other-planeta/19261476 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57641247 Images: https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/supernova-crab-nebula-formation-sy5ct9obinu4frbm https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/realistic-sun-or-star-closeup-3d-rendering-illustration-gm1267178422-371712107 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuclear_fusion.gif https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_468.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artist’s_impression_of_the_WDJ0914%2B1914_system.tif https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20267 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SN_2018zd_wikipedia.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA%27s_Hubble_Captures_the_Beating_Heart_of_the_Crab_Nebula_(28048044272).jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/stormy-sky-with-dramatic-clouds-gm1216988871-355064044 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12802 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/solar-system-gm182792016-13220682