An international research team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf has confirmed that Earth is continuously accumulating iron-60, a rare radioactive isotope produced in stellar explosions, as our solar system passes th
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Surrounded by stardust: Antarctic ice cores confirm Earth is accumulating iron-60 from local interstellar cloud
Local Interstellar Cloud Solar system position
Iron-60 Isotope studied
Stellar Explosions Source of iron-60
5 Atoms/Cm²/Year influx rate
2.6 Million Years iron-60 half-life
40,000 Years ice core samples analyzed