the sound of a dying star
February 13, 2006Middle C, according to astronomers, who discovered that it precedes a supernova explosion.
Previously, scientists guessed that the megablast was the outer shell of the star bouncing off the core. However, when constructing models of this theory, it didn’t work.
New computer models indicate that the star’s core begins to vibrate shortly after collapsing. These vibrations produce such strong sound waves that the star explodes.
