All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists ...

Astronomers are on the hunt for the remnants of the neutron-star collision that gave Earth its precious metals. When neutron stars merge, they spew a wealth of short-lived elements into their ...

Neutron imaging is a non-destructive technique for analysing the structure of a sample. The basic principle is similar to that of X ray radiography: a beam of neutrons passes through the sample and is ...

Richard Feynman, a famous theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize, said that if he could pass on only one piece of scientific information to future generations, it would be that all things are ...

In this video, we explore the origins of the first atom, tracing back to the big bang, where immense energy condensed to form atoms. Key concepts include: - The uncertainty surrounding events before ...

Some of the brightest and hottest stars in existence may be formed by the collision of two other stars, astronomers have found. The formation of these intensely bright stars, called blue supergiants, ...

For only the second time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves that were created by the violent merger of two neutron stars, according to a new study. But the two neutron stars that collided ...

A surprisingly bright cosmic blast might have marked the birth of a magnetar. If so, it would be the first time that astronomers have witnessed the formation of this kind of rapidly spinning, ...

The universe may contain extremely dense and exotic hypothetical cosmic objects known as strange quark stars. While astrophysicists continue to debate quark stars' existence, a team of physicists has ...

For only the second time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves that were created by the violent merger of two neutron stars, according to a new study. For only the second time, astronomers ...