Observations from high-flying aircraft revealed that thunderclouds act as natural particle accelerators, emitting energetic ...

Evidence from old NASA and ESA data suggests magnetar flares may have created heavy elements in the early universe.

A sudden, record-breaking gamma-ray burst lit up the cosmos—leaving scientists stunned and searching for answers. the ...

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 ...

Physicists propose that high-energy photon jets from collapsing stars may be secret factories of heavy elements like ...

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

The origins of heavy elements such as gold have been one of the biggest mysteries of astrophysics. A study has now provided a ...

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

Gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful kinds of explosions known in the cosmos, may help provide a piece of the puzzle when it comes to one of the most challenging open problems in all of physics — how ...

Magnetar flares can create gold, platinum, and uranium in seconds, reshaping cosmic element formation theories.