![[ Back to EurekAlert! ]](http://www.eurekalert.org/images/back2e.gif){kind=small}
|
Contact: Steve Koppes
skoppes@uchicago.edu
773-702-8366
University of Chicago
Caption: As the bubble rises through the star, its upward velocity increases due to the stronger gravity away from the center of the star, which makes the bubble more buoyant. The complexity of the top surface of the bubble continues to increase, due to the action of the heavy-over-light fluid instability. In this snapshot, the bubble has reached the surface of the star and begins to break through.
Credit: University of Chicago Flash Center
Usage Restrictions: This image may be used to illustrate news reports in connection with the findings described in this news release.
Related news release: University of Chicago receives supercomputer time for supernova simulations
|