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Shrapnel From Relatively Recent Supernovae Found in the Earth’s Crust
A Japanese oil exploration company recently dug up some samples from the Pacific Ocean floor and donated them to researchers. …
Exploding Stars are Titanium Factories
If you're a fan of titanium, you should head to the nearest supernova. You'll get more than enough of it.…
The Debris Cloud From a Supernova Shows an Imprint of the Actual Explosion
Computer models are continuing to play an increasing role in scientific discovery. Everything from the first moments after the Big…
Low-Cost Approach to Scanning Historic Glass Plates Yields an Astronomical Surprise
A new process highlights an innovative way to get old sky images online… and turned up a potential extra-galactic discovery…
This is the Fireworks Galaxy. It’s had ten Supernovae in the Last Century Alone
Say hello to NGC 6946, otherwise known as the Fireworks Galaxy. This little galaxy is the most prolific producer of…
Astronomers are ready and waiting to detect the neutrino blast from a nearby supernova explosion like Betelgeuse
When giant stars die in impressive supernova blasts, about 99% of the energy released goes into producing a flood of…
A Supernova Exploded Dangerously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago
In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has had to run the gauntlet. Numerous catastrophes have imperilled the planet, from…
Gravitational waves could show what’s happening inside a star as it’s going supernova
It's kind of hard to see inside a star as it's blowing up, because of the whole "blowing up" part,…
The Solar System has been Flying Through the Debris of a Supernova for 33,000 Years
An Ancient Voyage Earth is on a journey… While our planet orbits the Sun each year - a billion kilometers…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Neutron Star Remnant From Supernova 1987a
Recent observations and theortetical work have brought us one step closer to resolving the mystery of what lies at the…