Galactic 'gold mine' explains the origin of nature's heaviest elements
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 10:21
in Astronomy & Space
The origin of many of the most precious elements on the periodic table, such as gold, silver and platinum, has perplexed scientists for more than six decades. Now a recent study has an answer, evocatively conveyed in the faint starlight from a distant dwarf galaxy.