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Podcast: When White Dwarfs Collide
There’s a certain kind of supernova that’s totally dependable. Let a white dwarf accumulate 1.4 times the mass of the Sun, and it’ll detonate in an explosion visible clear across the Universe. When astronomers saw supernova 2006gz, that’s what they thought they were dealing with, but hold on, the explosion was much more powerful than … Continue reading "Podcast: When White Dwarfs Collide"
Fraser Cain