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The First Evidence of a Starburst on Earth - Michael Lemonick, New Yorker

Your atoms, and the atoms inside the family dog or the tree growing outside, came from the stars. This is old news to scientists, but it’s also somewhat hazy: when exactly those...

Barns Are Red Because of Dying Stars - Rose Eveleth, Smithsonian

Have you ever noticed that almost every barn you have ever seen is red? There’s a reason for that, and it has to do with the chemistry of dying stars. Seriously.Yonatan Zunger is a...

Ancient Supernova in Earth's Fossil Record? - Alexandra Witze, Nature

Sediment in a deep-sea core may hold radioactive iron spewed by a distant supernova 2.2 million years ago and preserved in the fossilized remains of iron-loving bacteria. If confirmed, the...

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