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Cosmic neutron star crash reveals gold and heavy elements origin
Scientists observe a kilonova from a neutron star collision in galaxy NGC 4993, 130 million years ago, detected Aug 17. Observations by Fermi, LIGO, Hubble, and other facilities link gamma ray bursts and gravitational waves to element creation including gold, platinum, and uranium.
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David H. Reitze
Syracuse University
Duncan Brown
Earth
Hydra
Carnegie Institution
Maria Drout
Albert Einstein
Andy Howell
Las Cumbres Observatory
NASA
Fermi Telescope
Louisiana
Washington State
Ligo Laboratory
Hubble Space Telescope
Marcello Soares- Santos
Brandeis University
Columbia University
Szabolcs Marka
Syracuse
Reitze
University of California Santa Cruz
Ryan Foley