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# space
When our sun becomes a red giant at the end of its life, will it really be able to warm the outer solar system enough for a new burst of life to emerge?
# astrobiology
An immensely powerful flare from a tiny red dwarf is helping us understand just how important these stars can be to giving life across the universe to chance to develop.
# space
It turns out that one of the oldest objects in the known universe is only a few thousand light years from Earth.
# space
Want to get a good guess as to how old a star is? Just listen to its hum...
# space
Astronomers find a star that's larger, brighter, and heavier than what we thought could still exist.
# space
Astronomers spotted evidence of a very rare event that only happens to the largest and heaviest stars: an antimatter-fueled supernova.