80,000-Year-Old Antarctic Stardust Reveals Cosmic Mystery

Antarctic ice preserves traces of iron-60 from ancient stellar explosions, according to a study published in Physical Review Letters on May 13, 2026, helping scientists track the Solar System’s movement through interstellar clouds and changing cosmic environments over the past 80,000 years. According to researchers led by Dominik Koll, analyzing 300 kilograms of Antarctic ice … Read more