This supernova 'pizza' in a lab mimics the cosmic blast's splendid aftermath
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 08:20
in Astronomy & Space
Nestled in the constellation Taurus, a spectacle of swirling cosmic gasses measuring half a dozen lightyears across glows in shades of emerald and auburn. The Crab Nebula was born of a supernova, the explosion of a giant star, and now, a lab machine the size of a double door replicates how the immense blasts paint the astronomical swirls into existence.