EPISODE · Mar 21, 2023 · 9 MIN
What Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
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Type Ia supernovas are astronomers’ best tools for measuring cosmic distances. In a first, researchers recreated one on a supercomputer to learn how they form. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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What Lit the Lamps That Let Humanity Measure the Universe
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