Astronomers discover the explosive source of many of the universe’s heaviest elements

Astronomers discover the explosive source of many of the universe’s heaviest elements

For years, astronomers puzzled over the mystery of where the heaviest elements in the universe—like gold, uranium, and platinum—come from. Scientists understood that these elements had to form under rare and extreme conditions. But despite decades of theories, no one had a clear answer. A recent study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and published in the journal, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, may have found a big piece of tha…