The Loud Deaths of Massive Stars
Manos Chatzopoulos tells us about the violent lives of the heaviest stars. After a summary of what stars are and how they are the pressure cookers of most of the periodic table in nature, he tells how stars explore, what the debris looks like (with beautiful images!). He then tells us how he uses some of the fastest, most sophisticated computers here on Earth to better understand the physics of supernovae.
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The Loud Deaths of Massive Stars