- White dwarfs could go supernova in response to nuclear fission caused by uranium crystals. Tiny crystals of uranium could set off massive explosions within a dead star, physicists propose, making for a cosmic version of a thermonuclear bomb. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dead-stars-uranium-snowflakes-thermonuclear-supernova-explosions 21 comments science
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