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A new spin on Betelgeuse’s boiling surface

A direct comparison of a computer simulation of a nonrotating red supergiant with ALMA observations of Betelgeuse. If not sufficiently resolved in telescopes, the large-scale convection can result in a dipolar velocity map. The top row shows intensity maps, the bottom row shows maps of the radial velocity. The left-hand …

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Scientists solve the riddle of nitrogen-rich galaxy 440 million light years away

Star formation history adopted by three different GCE models for GN-z11: single starburst (green short dashed line); dual starburst (red solid); and single burst with pre-enrichment (blue long dashed). The vertical dotted line denotes the observed epoch of GN-z11. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad1de1 For the first …

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