Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments
Australian National University,August 25, 2020
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A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system
is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in
deep-sea sediments.
Wallner, A., Feige, J., Fifield, L.K., Froehlich, M.B., Golser,
R., Hotchkis, M.A.C., Koll, D., Leckenby, G., Martschini,
M., Merchel, S. and Panjkov, S., 2020. 60Fe deposition
during the late Pleistocene and the Holocene echoes
past supernova activity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Yours,
Paul H.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past."
William Faulkner, Act 1, Scene III, Requiem for a Nun (1951)