Sun, March 20, 2016
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theatre
The Fantastic Forge: Supernovae and the Origin of the Elements
Todd Thompson - The Ohio State University
Thompson describes the grand pageant of stellar death and transfiguration caused by supernovae — exploding massive stars and tremendous thermonuclear detonations of white dwarfs — that partially replenish galaxies with raw materials for future star formation. We owe our existence to the elements they provided: carbon, oxygen and iron.
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