Neutrinos and antineutrinos are elementary particles with small but unknown mass. High-precision atomic mass measurements at ...

Astronomers believe starquakes on highly magnetic neutron stars could lead to the creation of heavy elements such as gold, ...

By combining observations of SGR 1806–20's 2004 flare with their model, Metzger, Patel, and their colleagues estimated that ...

Scientists have long been trying to determine how elements heavier than iron, including gold and platinum, were first created ...

A brilliant flash from deep space once baffled scientists. But now, that mystery has been solved—and it reshapes what we know about the universe’s heaviest elements. Back in December 2004, a massive ...