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 ...

Giant flares blasted out of supermagnetized stars called "magnetars" could forge planets' worth of gold and other heavy ...

New research shows that a 2004 gamma-ray burst produced huge amounts of heavy elements, exceeding the mass of the planet Mars ...

That’s where magnetars come in. These ultra-magnetic neutron stars can unleash giant flares that throw material from their ...

In a nutshell Magnetar giant flares are now confirmed as a new source of heavy elements like gold, platinum, and uranium, ...

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown process by which some of the universe’s rarest and most valuable elements, ...

Discover how gold in your jewelry may have cosmic origins, created in magnetar explosions billions of years ago, as revealed ...

Astronomers confirmed in 2017 that neutron star mergers can create gold, platinum, and other heavy elements, based on ...

Dead stars may have started churning out vast amounts of gold much earlier in the universe than previously thought, a new ...

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown birthplace of some of the universe's rarest elements: a giant flare ...

Platinum has historically shown a strong correlation with gold and silver, but has recently lagged their performance, suggesting potential for significant catch-up gains. Global geopolitical ...