For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

Scientists have long believed that gold and other heavy elements were created solely through neutron star collisions. However ...

Astronomers believe starquakes on highly magnetic neutron stars could lead to the creation of heavy elements such as gold, ...

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It’s a pretty fundamental question in terms of the origin of complex matter in the universe,” Anirudh Patel said in a NASA ...

Giant flares blasted out of supermagnetized stars called "magnetars" could forge planets' worth of gold and other heavy ...

Astronomers confirmed in 2017 that neutron star mergers can create gold, platinum, and other heavy elements, based on ...

This artist's concept depicts a magnetar - a type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field - losing material into space. Shown as thin green ...

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

This is only the third hypernuclei ever discovered, and it could help scientists better understand things like the ...

Additionally, the second research team revised their neutron star assessment in 2023 ... They hope to find more examples with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch ...