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New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky ...

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Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

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The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than 3 ...

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This colorful view of N79 centers on a star-forming molecular cloud complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud.