Gravity Waves, Gold & Colliding Neutron Star
UW Space Place 2300 S. Park St., Suite LL-100, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: Lecture by Prof. Baha Balantekin, UW-Madison Physics Dept.
The collision of two neutron stars, which was observed last year by the gravitational waves their merger emitted, has helped solve the question of how gold and other very heavy elements are formed.
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