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Plutonium-244 discovered in the Earth’s crust deep under the ocean – SlashGear
A rare elemental called plutonium-244 has been discovered in the Earth’s crust deep beneath the ocean. The discovery of the radioactive element is giving scientists…
A rare elemental called plutonium-244 has been discovered in the Earth’s crust deep beneath the ocean. The discovery of the radioactive element is giving scientists clues about how heavy metals form inside stars. Scientists have researched the isotope and determined that it may have arrived on Earth in tandem with iron-60.
Iron-60 is a lighter metal that forms in supernova explosions, which is how particularly massive stars end their lives. Scientists believe finding the two metals together suggests…
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