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Dr. Abigail Polin -- A New Type of Supernova
Season 1 · Episode 1

Dr. Abigail Polin -- A New Type of Supernova

The Astrophysics Podcast · Paul Duffell

January 1, 20241h 3m

Show Notes

How do stars explode? It turns out there's more than one way, and Professor Abigail Polin has discovered a totally new way that stars can end their lives. We talk with Professor Polin about how that works and how scientists look at a supernova to figure out what caused the explosion.