Did solar superflares spark life on Earth?
Huge storms on the Sun could have disrupted our planet's magnetic shield
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Supernova sediments still rain down on Earth and the Moon
New evidence confirms multiple supernova explosions took place in the solar system's neighbourhood relatively recently
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Finding the Earth-bound evidence for supernovae in the galactic neighbourhood
Iron-60 deposits in the Earth's crust reveal that supernovae in the relatively recent past may have affected our planet
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White dwarf with nearly pure oxygen atmosphere surprises astronomers
Discovery sheds further light on the dying days of stars
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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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