Of these, the one astronomers and planetary scientists turn to most often is iron-60, so what makes it so useful? Most of the ...

In a remote part of Western Australia, geologists have uncovered a mineral deposit of staggering size—one that promises to ...

It’s called iron-60, and while it can be found within Earth’s crust, the iron-60 that’s buried on our planet was deposited millions of years ago, meaning that it shouldn’t be appearing in ...

Iron-60 has a long half-life for an unstable isotope—more than 2 million years—so it leaves a lasting signature of the supernova from which it originated. Specifically, iron-60 emits gamma ...

A new study analyzing iron-60 found in the lakebed suggests that the explosion of a ‘nearby’ supernova may be responsible for this evolutionary event. Although the study doesn’t confirm this ...

Stephen has a science degree with a major in physics, an arts degree with majors in English Literature and History and Philosophy of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication.