Supercomputers just solved a 50-year-old mystery about gi...
Astronomers have finally cracked a decades-old mystery about red giant stars—how material from their deep interiors makes its way to the ...
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Here’s the thing: Astronomers have finally cracked a decades-old mystery about red giant stars—how material from their deep interiors makes its way to the surface.
Using cutting-edge supercomputer simulations, researchers found out that stellar rotation plays a powerful role in mixing elements across a before unexplained barrier inside the star. Science News Supercomputer simulations reveal that spinning stars mix their internal elements far more efficiently than before thought. (and honestly, same)
This discovery solves a decades-old puzzle about why red giants show unexpected chemical changes.
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