Author: shanthini_k

Dust scattered across the moon may hold clues to the mysteries of supernova star explosions, and researchers at the China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE) have developed a novel method for deciphering these signs of stellar death. The discovery may offer scientists a better understanding of how stars die and provide material for subsequent generations of stars, planets, moons, and occasionally even life. The method is based on the enhanced identification of a rare iron isotope that is minutely present in lunar dust. Millions of years ago, the hearts of earlier generations of huge stars created this type of iron. These stars’…

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