The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

Buried beneath the ocean for 10 million years, a mysterious discovery is now shedding light on a cosmic explosion that once ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured a weak r-process reaction using a radioactive ion beam, shedding light ...

Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 ...

Scientists discovered deep-sea traces of ancient plutonium, evidence of a 10-million-year-old cosmic explosion. This finding could reveal Earth’s history with violent kilonovas.

After finding the debris of two colliding stars swimming in the ocean, researchers are after more evidence from the lunar ...