Scientists Found 10 Million-Year-Old Remnants of a Massive Kilonova in the Bottom of the Ocean
Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 ...
Supernovas may have had a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...
The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
Radioisotope generators—inside the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.
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'Naive' science fan faces jail for plutonium import
A fast-food worker and collector is set to learn his fate after shipping nuclear material to his parent's suburban unit, ...
‘Science nerd’ Emmanuel Lidden facing jail for plutonium in the post
Prosecuting lawyers are pushing for a “science nerd” to receive a custodial sentence for importing plutonium and uranium -- ...
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Science 'nerd' ordered radioactive plutonium to parent's house sparking terrifying hazmat raid
Emmanuel Steven Lidden could be sentenced to 10 years in jail after ordering radioactive substances, including plutonium, in ...
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Instead, plutonium-238 is an unstable element that will undergo radioactive decay. Radioactive decay, or nuclear decay, happens when an unstable atomic nucleus spontaneously and randomly emits ...
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Heavy ligands unravel new chemistry for heavy elements
The transplutonium actinides are highly radioactive and rare, making them difficult to study. To examine their chemical ...