Why Some Stars End Life In A Bang
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 10:10
in Astronomy & Space
By studying the events that precipitate gas explosions on Earth, a team of researchers led by Texas A&M University associate adjunct professor Alexei Poludnenko may have uncovered why some stars, known as white dwarfs, end their lives by detonating violently in a supernova explosion. Although the conditions within these stars are vastly different from those on Earth, […]