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What Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
Mar 21, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
The D-6 Scenario: How a White Dwarf Explodes
02:53 • 2min
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The D-6 Scenario Can Trigger a Supernova
04:42 • 2min
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Type Ia supernovas are astronomers’ best tools for measuring cosmic distances. In a first, researchers recreated one on a supercomputer to learn how they form. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com.
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