Exploding stars in the Snow
Darren Madison
https://www.google.com/search?q=exploding+stars&rlz=1CAPQVW_enUS863&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiC7-y9z5TkAhWGnp4KHdXtB5IQ_AUIESgB&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=s1hT25HsR803oM:
Iron from an exploding star has been found in Antarctica. Almost a complete ton of Interstellar Iron has been found in the snow in Antarctica. The type of Iron found in the snow comes from the explosions of huge stars and supernovas. What was found in the snow was 10 atoms of Iron-60 (an isotope of iron with a total of 60 protons and 60 neutrons in the nucleus). Iron-60 has been found on the moon and ocean sediments. In order to identify Iron-60, scientists first melt, filter and evaporate the snow, and then they use a technique called accelerator mass spectrometry. The main source of Iron-60 are supernovas which are powerful luminous stellar explosions that occur during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star.
Do you think this event is affecting the environment in a bad, neutral or good way?
Do you think this happens often?
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/exploding-stars-scattered-traces-iron-over-antarctic-snow
I think it probably does happen often but we.dont know because we don't really populate up there in colder regions -jo
ReplyDeleteI know nearly nothing about this, but I'd imagine that the effects of this would be bad for the environment. I'd also imagine that it doesn't happen often, considering the article seems to make it a big deal. - Grace Briggs
ReplyDeleteI think the atoms from exploding starts can have a bad effect if it happens too often because there might be atoms that are harmful to the environment - Riki Tanaka
ReplyDeleteIt is likely that it does happen often but when it happens it is without our awareness, as for the iron ion and the effect that it has on us, it's hard to tell because of the little information we have about this specific charge of iron. -Mitchell Shabansky
ReplyDeleteProbably a neutral affect if it's different from normal iron isotopes but if not it'd definitely be negative because of any affects on exposure. - Nathaniel H.
ReplyDeleteIt's likely that the effects of iron isotopes in the snow is neutral; if anything it may enrich the diets of animals living near such regions in Antarctica. However, there may be some isotopes of iron that could possibly be detrimental if consumed, especially in large amounts.
ReplyDeleteI personally don't think that the iron found in Antartica is effecting the environment badly. The iron came from something that wasn't man made, and maybe somehow it could impact the environment in a positive way. -Tori Favazza
ReplyDeleteI dont think it really has a good or bad affect. I think its just sort of neutral, because it just falls and sits there, and its small enough amounts that you wouldnt even notice -kaylyn sharp
ReplyDeleteIts interesting how a exploding star can be the birth of a new star-Connor Ortmann
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool thing and i want to know if other minerals are down there. and i read in another hot topic because of the iron it turned green. - Ansuhka
ReplyDeleteThis is quite an interesting phenomenon. There doesn't seem to be a whole of information about whether or not this is a bad thing for the environment, so I would say that it is highly possible. This is radioactive material the is extraterrestrial. So it has the potential to be extremely harmful. Luckily scientist were to collect his materiel while it was still frozen so it had no prominent risk factors. This seems like a very unknown part of science so hearing about this is quite fascinating. -Haleigh Madi
ReplyDeleteI don' think that this happens very often. We usually know when meteors or space objects hit Earth and that just doesn't occur much. Space objects usually burn up in our atmosphere before hitting Earth. They also found this deep under the snow, this most likely came from when Earth formed or a giant meteor thousands of years ago. So I don't think that this is very typical. -Andrew
ReplyDeleteI think this is good for the environment because the iron provides extra nutrients for microorganisms. -Shannon Easley
ReplyDeleteI think that if further testing can confirm origins of the iron it would lead to a greater understanding of the composition of our universe.
ReplyDeleteI think its cool that an exploding star can be the birth of a new star -brooke phelan
ReplyDeleteHow old was the snow it was found in? Is it possible to test this iron and find out where it came from? -brandon smith
ReplyDeleteI don't believe this occurs often, the Earth is not prone to being hit by objects from space, and when we are impacted, the objects typically burn up in the atmosphere before ever reaching the surface. -Sawyer
ReplyDeleteI never even knew that stars could explode and that is really scary while also very cool. I don't believe that it happens very often because I never really hear anything about it, especially it being a star exploding you would think it would be all over everywhere.
ReplyDelete^- Trevor Goldenberg
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