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Stars and solar physics

Stars and solar physics

Lasers ignite ‘supernovae’ in the lab

06 Jun 2014 Tushna Commissariat
Shocking front: an image of the lab-based "supernova"
One of the world’s most powerful laser facilities has been used to create tiny versions of sup

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