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Making a Realistic Simulation of the Sun (2021x70)

Air date: Sep 17, 2021

We’ve created simulations to recreate the difference in time it takes for the Sun’s equator and poles to complete rotations, and the way we’ve solved is a bit surprising. And it looks like the Milky Way may not be great at mixing metals, which gives us insight into the goings on in other galaxies.