Thursday, April 20, 2017

Star Death - Landen Backer

https://youtu.be/KZix399YLDg

9 comments:

  1. What happens to planetary nebulae and supernova remnants after they are ejected into space?

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    1. Once ejected supernova remnants are formed such as the crab nebula

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  2. Are there any high mass stars that currently pose a threat to earth?

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  3. Why does double shell burning never reach equilibrium?

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    1. the shells do not burn at the same rate, the helium shell becomes thermally unstable and goes through periodic thermal pulses

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  4. Approximately how big is a supernova explosion?

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    1. They can eject matter into space from anywehre between 9000 to 25000 miles per second

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  5. Why does iron begin to build up in high mass stars?

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