supernova survey

Surveys aiming at supernovae include initiatives to find them. Spotting them soon in order to gather data early in their life is of considerable value but requires continuous specialized observation. The Rubin Observatory (LSST) will likely handle much of this, at least for those not at cosmological distances. Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) currently serves this purpose, along with the monitoring of data from other existing surveys that repeatedly cover much of the sky, including as Pan-STARRS and ATLAS survey which are primarily looking for solar system near-Earth objects, and Gaia, which is determining proper motions of stars throughout the celestial sphere.

Surveys specifically of Type Ia supernovae (Type Ia supernova surveys) have been of interest in cosmology, as standard candles to help determine the Hubble constant. They were instrumental in recognizing the acceleration that motived the concept of dark energy.

Some surveys dedicated to or including supernovae discoveries:

• All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN).
• Calán/Tololo Supernova Survey.
• Cosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Survey (CANDELS).
• CFHTLS.
• Carnegie Supernova Project (CSP).
• Dark Energy Survey (DES).
• ESSENCE.
• Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS).
• LaSilla-QUEST Variability Survey (LSQ).
• Multi-Epoch Nearby Cluster Survey (MENeaCS).
• Nearby Supernova Factory (NSNF) (outgrowth of SCP).
• Supernova Cosmology Project (SCP).
• Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS).
• SPIRITS.
• Swope Supernova Survey (SSS).
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)'s Sloan Supernova Survey.
• High-z Supernova Search Team (1990s cosmology initiative).
• Texas Supernova Search (using a ROTSE telescope).
• Supernova Early Warning System (SNEWS, using real-time neutrino-detection data).
• Monte Agliate Supernova and Asteroid Survey (Italy).

Supernova and candidate discoveries are currently tracked by the Transient Name Server, a clearinghouse for discovered transients.