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Supernova remnants should be stable. All the action is long gone. But newly found supernovae in M87 unexpectedly show signs of rapid change. Why does this happen? Nobody really nows yet.
π£ Guest: Dr. Roy Kilgard
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π NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions
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00:00 Intro
01:56 Dynamic supernovae
08:28 What's going on there?
20:11 How can we resolve this mystery
22:08 X-ray binaries
24:24 Demarkation of compact objects
29:17 Neutron stars becoming black holes
34:06 Current obsessions
41:38 Final thoughts
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Supernova remnants should be stable. All the action is long gone. But newly found supernovae in M87 unexpectedly show signs of rapid change. Why does this happen? Nobody really nows yet.
π£ Guest: Dr. Roy Kilgard
https://rkilgard.faculty.wesleyan.edu/
π NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions
https://chandra.si.edu/press/26_releases/press_061526.html
00:00 Intro
01:56 Dynamic supernovae
08:28 What's going on there?
20:11 How can we resolve this mystery
22:08 X-ray binaries
24:24 Demarkation of compact objects
29:17 Neutron stars becoming black holes
34:06 Current obsessions
41:38 Final thoughts
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