PART A: Which TWO statements identify the central ideas of the text? A. Supernovae are violent events in space, but essential for life to succeed.
B. Supernovae destroy life as much as they create it with their explosions.
C. Eventually, life on Earth will be ended by the explosion of the Sun.
D. Every star eventually runs out of fuel and dies in a large supernova explosion.
E. Earth would benefit from a nearby supernova to provide it with additional elements.
F. When large stars run out of fuel and surrender to gravity, they explode in a supernova.