SCIENCE
Did you know your gold earrings might have cosmic origins?
By Aniket Chakraborty
May 3, 2025
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NASA research reveals gold may have formed in magnetar explosions!
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Magnetars are hyper-magnetic stars unleashing immense energy bursts.
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A single giant flare can create heavy elements like gold and platinum.
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These cosmic flares release more energy than the sun emits in a million years!
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Scientists confirmed that such flares could produce up to 10% of Earth's gold.
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The process involves extreme reactions called rapid neutron capture, or r-process.
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This cosmic discovery solves a mystery of how elements heavier than iron formed.
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Upcoming missions like NASA’s COSI will hunt for more of these stellar fingerprints.
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So next time you wear gold, remember: it’s stardust from the ancient universe!
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