Supernova Explosion (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Supernova Explosion

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The new 3-D simulations like this one are based on the idea that the collapsing star itself is not sphere-like, but distinctly asymmetrical and affected by a host of instabilities.

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Princeton University/Adam Burrows and Jason Nordhaus

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