Why scientists are rethinking how gold was made: Magnetars may be the universe’s first cosmic goldsmiths | – The Times of India

Why scientists are rethinking how gold was made: Magnetars may be the universe’s first cosmic goldsmiths | – The Times of India

For decades, scientists believed that gold and other heavy elements were born from the cataclysmic collision of neutron stars. These rare events, observed across the cosmos, seemed to provide the intense conditions required to forge such elements. However, new findings from NASA and the European Space Agency suggest that another, …

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Europe launches maiden flight of Ariane 6 rocket

Europe launches maiden flight of Ariane 6 rocket

Running years behind schedule, Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off on its maiden flight Tuesday, thundering away from the European Space Agency’s jungle launch site in French Guiana in a bid to restore independent European access to space. Facing increasingly stiff international competition, Europe’s space agencies see the Ariane …

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