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

You can't have gold until a nucleus decays. The specifics of that process have been hard to pin down, but UT's nuclear physicists have published three discoveries in one paper explaining key details.

Although the periodic table is filled with elements, nuclear fusion at the center of stars can only produce elements with atomic masses lower than iron—after than, neutron captures processes known as ...

Gold and platinum Artist’s impression of a magnetar flare driven by twisted magnetic field lines (green) and a starquake. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Powerful flares on highly-magnetic neutron stars ...

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