The answer is not a neutron star or black hole collision, as many astronomers have believed for a long time
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Astronomers could have identified a star from outside the Milky Way
Analysis of the star’s chemical composition indicates that it could have originated from a dwarf galaxy that then merged with the Milky Way
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The remains of a planet has been spotted around distant dead star
Planetary fragment identified in a disk of debris circling a dead star 400 light years away and is thought to be rich in heavy metals
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How hot are the atoms in supernovae shock waves?
The nearby supernova SN1987A was the subject of X-ray analysis that has led to this discovery
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Baby black holes may have forged gold and platinum
Astronomers believe that the heaviest elements were formed from the very first versions of these exotic objects