Rare-isotope decay links tiny grains to stellar explosions
Discovery helps to explain how elements are made in novae
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Magnetic fields near the Milky Way’s black hole seen for the first time
Event Horizon Telescope clearly resolves dynamical features at the event horizon
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Astronomers gaze upon the oldest stars in the galaxy
Ancient metal-poor stars finally spotted in galactic centre
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Web life: Astrobites
A blog where astronomy PhD students write bite-sized summaries of recent astronomy papers for undergraduates
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European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments
Agreements signed for E-ELT's phase 1 instruments with the UK, France, Germany and other European states
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Dark matter may power supernovae
Claim could be put to the test by new detectors
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Pulsars speed up by tapping into superfluid core
New study explains glitches in cosmic timekeepers
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Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects
Ion-accelerator experiment could explain why many asteroids are dark red
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Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history
Study suggests that most stars are born in spiral galaxies but end up in elliptical ones
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New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity
Complete 400-year sunspot history recalibrated for the first time
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