Shallow Water May Shed Light on Supernovae Although supernovae — the violent death of massive stars — are a well-known stellar event, the underlying mechanisms remain a mystery to astrophysicists. But with the help of a spinning cylinder of shallow water, one physicist thinks he may have spotted the phenomenon that gives these stellar explosions their “kick.” keep reading

Shallow Water May Shed Light on Supernovae

Although supernovae — the violent death of massive stars — are a well-known stellar event, the underlying mechanisms remain a mystery to astrophysicists. But with the help of a spinning cylinder of shallow water, one physicist thinks he may have spotted the phenomenon that gives these stellar explosions their “kick.”

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