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Stardust Found in an Ancient Meteorite Was Left by a New Kind of Supernova

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A tiny speck of olivine dust has been identified as a rare presolar grain. The grain is so alien that it could only have been produced by another star. The rare motes are highly prized for what they can tell us about stellar environments. The research has been published in The Astrophysical Journal.

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Stardust Found in an Ancient Meteorite Was Left by a New Kind of Supernova

A grain of dust recovered from an ancient meteorite that plonked itself down in Antarctica appears to be from a rather unusual place in space and time.

1 month ago·Australia

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