In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have proposed the features of the rapid neutron capture process (r-process) nucleosynthesis in a novel scenario: common envelop jet ...

The merger of two neutron stars is among the leading candidate sites for synthesizing the heavier elements on the periodic table through the rapid-neutron-capture process. The image shows two neutron ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The department of physics at WMU has a long history of probing questions of fundamental nuclear physics. Nuclear astrophysics covers the topic of the rapid neutron-capture process, ...

(Nanowerk News) A new nucleosynthesis process denoted the νr-process has been suggested by scientists from GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and the Max ...

Gold, a rare and heavy element, originates from cosmic events like neutron star mergers, where the rapid neutron capture process forms heavy elements. Present on Earth since its formation, gold ...

For the first time, a freshly made heavy element, strontium, has been detected in space, in the aftermath of a merger of two neutron stars. This finding was observed by ESO’s X-shooter spectrograph on ...

The cosmic site where the heaviest chemical elements such as lead or gold are formed has likely been identified: Ejected matter from neutron stars merging in a violent collision provides ideal ...