Cosmic crashes forging gold
Nuclear reactions in space do produce the heaviest elements in the correct abundances
12-Sep-2011 -
Collisions of neutron stars produce the heaviest elements such as gold or lead. The cosmic site where the heaviest chemical elements such as lead or gold are formed has most likely been identified: Ejected matter from neutron stars merging in a violent collision provides ideal conditions. In ...
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