# Dr. Abigail Polin -- A New Type of Supernova

An episode of [The Astrophysics Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1723724928), 1 Jan 2024, 1 h 04 min.

Audio: https://content.rss.com/episodes/243526/1277818/astrophysics/2023_12_29_21_23_07_07293696-dbb5-4c02-b50d-acaa769beb88.mp3

How do stars explode? It turns out there's more than one way, and Professor Abigail Polin has discovered a totally new way that stars can end their lives. We talk with Professor Polin about how that works and how scientists look at a supernova to figure out what caused the explosion.

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