Astronomers now have a much better understanding of the cosmic conditions that create gold, platinum, and other heavy ...

A powerful cosmic event from 2004—a gamma-ray burst from a magnetar 30,000 light-years away—has just been revealed as a major ...

You might owe that gold necklace around your neck to a moody, long-dead star from the universe’s ancient past. According to a ...

A new study reveals that violent magnetar flares can forge gold and platinum in space, offering rare insight into the cosmic ...

Cosmic particles with phenomenal energy have puzzled scientists for decades. A new theory may finally unveil their origin.

A new paper provides scientists with a groundbreaking tool for understanding cataclysmic events. Physicist Glennys Farrar has proposed a testable theory linking ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays to ...