Type Ia Supernova Simulation

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1 decade 6 years 10 months 4 weeks ago

Robert Fisher and Cal Jordan are among a team of scientists who will expend 22 million computational hours during the next year on one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, simulating an event that takes less than five seconds.
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Does anyone know what the music is?

Music: Nine Inch Nails Ghosts 1
http://www.videosift.com/video/Nine-Inch-Nails-Ghosts-I-Track-1
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astronomy has never looked so much like buttery delicious popcorn.

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