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SCIENCEMay 14 · 03:16 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

Earth is flying through ancient supernova debris and scientists found the evidence in Antarctic ice

Earth is collecting radioactive debris from an ancient supernova explosion as it drifts through a giant cloud of gas and dust, with scientists finding evidence in Antarctic ice up to 80,000 years old. The discovery suggests the cloud surrounding our Solar System was shaped by a long-ago exploding star. This finding offers researchers a new way to study our galactic neighborhood.

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