Multiple Choice
A few hours before a high-mass star will blast its outer layers in a colossal explosion, specialized detectors on Earth would recognize a spike in the number of
A) iron nuclei.
B) carbon nuclei.
C) protons.
D) neutrinos.
E) aurorae.
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