Sep 15, 2020
Colliding Neutron Stars Generate Just Small Amounts of Gold, Creating an Astronomical Mystery
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: chemistry, evolution, space
Colliding neutron stars were touted as the main source of some of the heaviest elements in the Periodic Table. Now, not so much …
Neutron star collisions do not create the quantity of chemical elements previously assumed, a new analysis of galaxy evolution finds.
The research also reveals that current models can’t explain the amount of gold in the cosmos — creating an astronomical mystery.