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ScienceMar 15, 2026Launch location: Japan launch sites

Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed

Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
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With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars.

Pablo Martinez Mirave is a Postdoctoral Fellow on Theoretical Particle Astrophysics at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen.

Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a star suddenly burst into a blaze of light brighter than anything nearby. A flash so bright that it briefly outshines an entire galaxy before fading forever.

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