Cataclysmic Neutron Star Mergers and the Origin of Elements in the Universe

An image of a neutron star merger and a kilonova. Credit: Tohoku University Neutron star mergers have been confirmed to synthesize rare Earth elements. For the first time, a group of scientists has identified rare earth elements produced by neutron star mergers. The details of the scientists’ findings were recently published in The Astrophysical Journal. […]

5 décembre 2022
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Author: Tohoku University