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  1. Astronomy

    A rare glimpse at a relatively nearby supernova offers clues to how stars die

    Thanks to its home in the Pinwheel galaxy, a favorite of amateur astronomers, researchers have monitored SN 2023ixf since shortly after it exploded.

    By Elise Cutts
  2. Animals

    How sea anemones living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents avoid metal poisoning

    The anemone Alvinactis idsseensis dominates its toxic environment thanks to an unusual number of genes geared toward protecting cells from heavy metals.

    By Darren Incorvaia
  3. Planetary Science

    Giant planet ‘destabilization’ may have coincided with the birth of Earth’s moon

    New meteorite data suggest the orbits of the giant planets abruptly changed about 60 million to 100 million years after the solar system started forming.