Cosmology
How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements
Scientists have new evidence about how cosmic cataclysms forge gold, platinum and other heavy members of the periodic table
Stories by Sanjana Curtis
Sanjana Curtis is a nuclear astrophysicist interested in the origin of elements and in multimessenger astronomy. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago's department of astronomy and astrophysics. Credit: Nick Higgins
