"The final problem... the mystery of missing supernova remnants, proposed on the recommendation of the renowned astrophysicist James Peebles."
IMCRC headquarters conference room.
Standing before the conference room's round table was Professor Whittle from Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Holding a sheet of paper in his hand, he subconsciously glanced hurriedly at Lu Zhou, who was seated not far away, then said with a slightly nervous expression.
"Supernova remnants are the tombstones of stars, the remains left behind after stars explode at the end of their evolution. They rise and fall across galaxies like brilliant fireworks in the night sky, radiating a deadly yet captivating allure..."
"Yet what is puzzling is that, based on estimates of supernova explosion rates and star formation rates, there should be around twenty to thirty thousand observable supernova remnants in the Milky Way. In reality, however, we have observed fewer than three hundred so far."
"Ninety-nine percent of supernova remnants seem to have vanished from our field of view."
"Research into supernova remnants will have an important impact on our studies of heavy elements, galactic evolution, and other fields. If we can determine where the missing supernova remnants went, perhaps we can uncover even deeper mysteries of Physics..."
Professor Whittle then explained, from a professional perspective, some of the existing progress and hypotheses in this research direction, as well as Brookhaven National Laboratory's views on the subject.
Just as he had said, if they could uncover why supernova remnants had gone missing, or even find where that vanished energy and matter had gone, it would greatly advance research in Astrophysics and High-Energy Physics.
After listening to the lengthy presentation, Lu Zhou pondered for a moment, then casually made a checkmark in his notebook.
Whittle's attention had been fixed on Lu Zhou from the very beginning. When he