Heavy Elements

Heavy metals are generally defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers.

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Neutron Stars Collide, Forging Heavy Elements in a Cosmic Inferno

Novel features of r-process nucleosynthesis shed light on origin of heavy elements - EurekAlert

AI-Powered Astrophysics: Unveiling the Cosmic Origins of Heavy Elements

AI for astrophysics: Algorithms help chart the origins of heavy elements

Astronomers discover heavy elements after bright gamma-ray burst from neutron star merger

Ancient stars made extraordinarily heavy elements

JWST Confirms the Formation of Heavy Elements in a Kilonova

Neutron Star Merger Observed Creating Tellurium and Other Heavy Elements

Astro Alchemy: Neutron Star Mergers and the Birth of Heavy Elements

How Metabolism, Heavy Elements and Quantum Entanglement Really Work

JWST has spotted a weird, distant galaxy with almost no heavy elements

The Aftermath of Neutron Star Collisions – Where Heavy Elements Are Made

Researchers show the synthesis of heavy elements is typical for certain black holes with accretion disks. The predicted abundance of the formed elements provides insight into which heavy elements need to be studied in future laboratories to unravel the origin of heavy elements.

Neutron star collisions are 'goldmine' of heavy elements. A study in Astrophysical Journal Letters reports that in the last 2.5 billion years, more heavy metals were produced in collisions between two neutron stars, than in mergers between a neutron star and a black hole.

Neutron star collisions are 'goldmine' of heavy elements, study finds

Neutron Star Collisions Are a “Goldmine” of Heavy Elements – Chief Cosmic Source for Gold, Platinum