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Exploding neutron stars may have created gold, new study suggests

Staff Writer | May 05, 2025 | 10:33 am Education Suppliers & Equipment Gold 

The true origins of the Earth's heaviest elements like gold have eluded astrophysicists for decades. The prevailing scientific view is that neutron star collisions created gold and other heavy elements, but one study has now pointed to another tantalizing theory...

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