chemical elements

Cosmic fountain is polluting intergalactic space with 50 million suns’ worth of material

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Tremendous explosions in a galaxy close to the Milky Way are pouring material equivalent to around 50 million suns into its surroundings. ...

Astronomers discover the ingredients for habitable worlds — and maybe a cocktail — around two baby stars

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers using the ...

‘Deep learning’ could shed new light on supernova explosions — and our cosmic origins

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers have turned to deep learning to simulate cosmic explosions that occur when massive stars die, in order to improve their understanding ...

James Webb Space Telescope finds rare heavy chemical element from ‘kilonova’ explosion

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Astronomers using NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just spotted tellurium, an element rarer than platinum is on Earth, in the ...

Massive cosmic explosion creates rare elements in space

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Dr. Sarah Adams

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