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Stardust Buried in Antarctic Ice Exposes an 80,000-Year-Old Cosmic Mystery


Antarctic ice preserves traces of iron-60 from ancient stellar explosions, helping scientists track the Solar System’s movement through interstellar clouds and changing cosmic environments.

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