📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 6#️⃣ Question 21🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice
Some supernovae remnants have been observed to be travelling at speeds greater than the escape velocity of the galaxy. What best explains this observation?
W) Asymmetric supernovae providing a kick
X) Mass loss to a binary companion leading to a slingshot effect
Y) Supernovae creating a galactic-scale oberth effect
Z) Monopolar outflows leading to acceleration
✔️Answer:W) Asymmetric supernovae providing a kick
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