Magnetar Flares May Be Responsible for Creation and Distribution of Gold and Other Heavy Elements

May 7, 2025 - 18:00
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Magnetar Flares May Be Responsible for Creation and Distribution of Gold and Other Heavy Elements
An artist’s impression of a magnetar. Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / S. Wiessinger.

Astronomers from Columbia University and elsewhere have calculated that a single flare from a magnetar can produce the mass equivalent of 27 moons’ worth of these elements in one go.

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