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Scientists discover radioactive stardust still falling on Earth from an ancient cosmic blastScientists often look to distant galaxies for answers, but sometimes those clues are hidden beneath Earth’s oceans. In a stunning discovery...- 80,000-year-old Antarctic ice reveals radioactive stardust still falling on Earth. Is it dangerous?Scientists have detected iron-60, a radioactive isotope from ancient supernova explosions, in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. This di...
- Ancient stardust frozen in Antarctic ice just revealed where Earth has been in the universeScientists found ancient stardust in Antarctic ice. This dust comes from exploded stars. It shows Earth has traveled through space clouds. ...
- In 1964, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson heard a persistent microwave noise, and found evidence for the Big BangIn 1964, scientists Penzias and Wilson at Bell Labs stumbled upon a persistent microwave background noise. This unexpected discovery, initi...
- Asteroid hit North Sea: Has the 20-year mystery of Silverpit Crater in 'world’s most dangerous sea' finally been solved?Asteroid hit North Sea: A long-standing scientific debate has finally been resolved: the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea was formed ...
- The Heaviest Element Ever Detected in SpaceScientists now understand that the universe forges its heaviest elements, including californium, through extreme cosmic events like neutron...
- Why Some Deserts Turn Into “Glass”: The Science of Ancient Meteor StrikesNatural silica glass, found in Earth's driest regions, forms when intense heat from meteor impacts or atmospheric explosions rapidly melts ...
- What Cosmic Dust on Earth Reveals About Ancient SupernovasEarth acts as a cosmic archive, collecting microscopic dust from distant stellar explosions. Scientists found iron-60, a remnant of superno...
- A 400-year-old explosion, one of the biggest humans have ever witnessed, seen over 25 years as NASA shows Kepler Supernova’s uneven expansionNASA has released its longest-ever time-lapse from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, capturing the expanding remains of Kepler’s Supernova, on...
- What lies between the stars? Astronomers map a mysterious ‘interstellar tunnel’ of plasma stretching from our solar system to distant starsAstronomers have found an interstellar tunnel using the eRosita X-ray telescope. This tunnel is a channel of hot, low-density plasma. It st...
- The universe's darkest mysteries are coming into focusThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, equipped with the largest digital camera, is poised to conduct an unprecedented 10-year astronomica...
- Have scientists just found a new cosmic source of gold? How 'starquakes' might forge the glittering metalScientists may have discovered a new cosmic source of gold: magnetars—super-magnetic neutron stars that unleash powerful flares. A reanalyz...
- From giant star to your necklace: Indian-origin NASA scientist finds a billion-year-old alien connection to goldA groundbreaking study led by Anirudh Patel suggests that magnetars—rare, highly magnetic neutron stars—played a key role in the formation ...
- Incoming nova explosion to add new star to night sky, says NASANASA scientists are anticipating a cosmic nova explosion that will cause a dazzling spectacle and add a new bright star to the night sky in...
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