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“SUPERNOVA POISED TO GO OFF NEAR EARTH” (MAGAZINE ARTICLE) 1. Where did the information from the article originate? The information was printed on the New Scientist website on the 23rd of May 2002 at 10:30 am. The information originated from the New Scientist Magazine Print Edition. 2. What information does the article present? • A scientist accidentally stumbled across a star near Earth that is on the brink of exploding in a supernova. • The star is called HR 8210 • HR 8210 is a white dwarf which means it has run out of fuel to burn • HR 8210 is also orbiting a companion star which is 1.15 times the mass of our sun. • The star HR 8210 is just shy of the Chandrasekar limit – the mass at which it would be big enough to go supernova. • HR 8210 is by far the closest supernova candidate discovered so far • When HR 8210’s companion star begins to run out of fuel it will expand to form a red giant star. As it does this, its outer lay