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Many heavy metals couldn't naturally occur within conditions on Earth. So how'd we get gold? See one theory posited by astrophysicists in this video, which involves two neutron stars crashing together.
Gamma-ray bursts are some of the most luminous explosions in the universe, the result of a star collapsing on itself and emitting massive jets of particles. See a brief animation of the phenomenon here.
Bray Falls is a deep sky photographer out of Phoenix, Arizona, using his own set-ups to capture dazzling images of nearby galaxies and much more. Check out his images here.
A simple overview of how stars are formed.
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