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Astronomers Caught a Record-Breaking Stellar Explosion on Camera and It Looks Nothing Like They Expected

V1674 Herculis was a record-breaker. It erupted in the constellation Hercules on June 12, 2021, and skyrocketed to peak ...
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Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole

"Our study provides a new direction to understand the whole evolutionary history of massive stars toward the formation of ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Nuclear weapons tests: The physics that makes them so hard to hide

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the ...
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Python physics: Modeling debris from a crater explosion

In this video, we model debris from a crater explosion using Python physics, simulating how fragments launch, spread, and follow projectile motion over time. Learn how to set up initial conditions, ...
Phys.org

Close-up images show how stars explode in real time

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are ...