New research unlocks hidden secrets of supernova stardust

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-03-29 13:07:45 SYDNEY, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A research project led by Australia's Curtin University has recently found a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite that was formed by a star other than the sun. The discovery was made by lead author Nicole Nevill and colleagues during her Ph.D. studies at the university, now working at the Lunar and Planetary Science Institute in the United States. Meteorites are space rocks falling to Earth's …