Curium is the eighth member of the actinides located on the second row below the periodic table. It is a silvery-white, radioactive metal with a melting point of 1344 degrees Celsius. It was discovered in 1944 by Glenn T. Seaborg and his team. It is a reactive metal with properties similar to Gadolinium. Curium 250 has a half-life of 8300 years. Americium is a man-made element. It was named after Marie & Pierre Curie

The most common uses of Curium are in spacecraft. It doesn't have many other applications due to its high toxicity, rarity, and radioactivity.