Tag: type Ia supernova
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The blues of supernovas, the standard candles of jazz
I first heard about the supernova named Mingus at a poster session of a conference nearly 10 years ago. I couldn’t tell you now which conference, or who presented the poster (based on a little forensic work, I think it was Rachel Gibbons and Rob Knop, but I can’t be sure). However, given my professional…
Galileo's Pendulum 