Astronomers find distant gas clouds with leftovers of the first stars

Stellar “Ashes” – Astronomers Discover Traces of Universe’s First Stars

Earth isn't the only planet with aurorae: Besides Mercury, every planet in our solar system (as well as a few moons) display some form of auroral activity. Astronomers have even found aurorae on a rogue exoplanet that wanders the Milky Way without a host star.

Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants