We knew some stars created large amounts of calcium, but no one really ever knew how…until now! Plus, astrophysicists believe they’ve finally seen evidence of the star that created one of the most important supernovas ever!
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/2005.01782.pdf
https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2020-08/nu-cse073020.php
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.02960.pdf
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Image Sources:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13578
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M100_Galaxy_from_the_Mount_Lemmon_SkyCenter_Schulman_Telescope_courtesy_Adam_Block.jpg
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso-m100/
https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/239470.php?from=473020
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https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/238980.php?from=472439
Thumbnail Credit: Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Alexandra Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
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