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  • Iron raining down on Antarctica recently comes from explosions of massive stars

    Aug 12, 2019 12:30 pm by Science NewsIllinois in the News
    part of a supernova remnant, Vela, is shown. HAREL BOREN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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    • part of a supernova remnant, Vela, is shown. HAREL BOREN/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

    Science News (Aug. 9) Illinois astrophysicist Brian Fields says the finding is profound. 'It’s telling us about the recent history of our whole neighborhood in the galaxy and about the lives and deaths of massive stars.'