Supernova space bullets could have seeded Earth’s iron core
Stellar explosions seed the universe with heavy elements, and they might have produced dense clouds of iron that went on to form other stars and planets
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Space
Millions of missing galaxies found hiding in plain sight
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Space
Supernova blast shows stars die in lopsided explosions
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Stars throw out a lifetime’s waste carbon in just 1000 years
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Space
Baby star before-and-after shows how it gets massive
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Life
Twin Earths may lurk in our nearest star system
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Space
Black holes devour stars in gulps and nibbles
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Fast star first fled from a supernova, now the galaxy
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Stellar intruder’s daring fly-by of the solar system
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Orion has a giant dust hula hoop around its waist
Astronomers have uncovered a giant dust ring after mapping the 3D distribution of dust in the well-studied celestial region of Orion
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Physics
First stars get 150 million years younger overnight
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Space
Dead star leaves behind Jupiter’s Ghost
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Fractals seen in throbs of pulsating golden stars
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Space
Solo supernovae challenge cosmic distance standards
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