The presence of plutonium on Earth suggests that it must have reached our earth due to the dangerous event of two neutron stars colliding billions of years ago.
Plutonium (symbolic photo)
A rare radioactive plutonium isotopes have been found at the depth of the Pacific Ocean. This plutonium isotope is millions of years old. Because of this, discussions have started among experts about how this has reached Earth. This dangerous element, known as plutonium-244, has been discovered at a depth of about 5000 feet in the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Plutonium-244 was formed in deep space due to dangerous cosmic events millions of years ago. It is usually found in space only.
The presence of plutonium on Earth suggests that it must have reached our earth due to the dangerous event of two neutron stars colliding billions of years ago. Anton Wallner of ‘Australian National University’, who has done this research, said in a statement, this story is quite intriguing. It is likely that plutonium-244 is formed after an explosion in a supernova. However, there is a possibility that it may have been caused by a more spectacular event such as a neutron star explosion. It has been reported that iron-60 element has also been discovered from the depths of the ocean.
Both elements formed from supernova explosion close to Earth
The age of these two elements has been discovered when the plutonium-244 and iron-60 elements have been present since the Earth was formed four billion years ago. It is being said that they would have been born through an explosion in a supernova near the Earth. Wallner stated that our data may be the first evidence that supernovas actually produce plutonium-244. On the other hand, the life of iron-60 is 2.5 million years and after that it starts melting. Then this valuable item becomes nickel. In contrast, the life of plutonium-244 is about 80 million years.
In this way, both elements reached the solar system
Wallner also suggested that plutonium-244 may have already existed in space before the supernova explosion. It must have been pushed into our solar system with a supernova explosion. Looking at their current situation, it seems that they have been prepared due to the cosmic event that took place a few lakh years ago. Further study of isotopes and other elements like them may help researchers understand more about large-scale explosions in space in the solar system millions of years ago.
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