Scientists discovered traces of Iron Isotopes of Supernova on Moon

                Scientists at Technical University of Munich (TUM) discovered the traces of isotopes of 60Fe (Iron) in sample from the moon which are similar to those were found on Earth’s ocean floor. This led them to believe that these isotopes are also from the same supernova explosion. The study was published in Physics Review Letters journal on 13 April 2016. Earlier, a unique iron isotope, 60Fe, was found in deep-sea crusts and ocean sediments from the Pacific Ocean. At present, the scientists detected the same kind of isotopes 60Fe, with high concentrations on the moon as well.