Volume rendering of entropy from a high-fidelity 3D simulation of massive stellar core collapse including rotation and magnetic fields leading up to a supernova explosion. This simulation is part of a first-of-its-kind exploration of the impact of rotation and magnetic fields on the neutrino-driven supernova mechanism and is being used to help us understand the origins of pulsars and magnetars, as well as the chemical evolution of the universe. Simulations were run using the FLASH simulation framework on the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s Mira supercomptuer.

Visualization: Sean M. Couch (Michigan State University), Kuo-Chuan Pan (National Tsinghua University), Evan P. O’Connor (Stockholm University)