All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists ...

Measurements on neutron-rich nuclei help to refine models of how heavy elements came into existence Models for how heavy elements are produced within stars have become more accurate thanks to ...

New research has found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus. The result, based on the first-ever simultaneous measurement of such ...

The heavy element strontium is created in the violent collision of a pair of neutron stars, according to a new study. It’s the first time scientists have detected the birth of a heavy element found on ...

(CNN) — Two years ago astronomers for the first time observed the collision of two neutron stars, which created gravitational waves and light and created heavy elements such as gold, platinum and lead ...

One element can turn into another when protons or neutrons are captured, exchanged or expelled. A neutron star has an immense gravitational pull that can capture hydrogen and helium from a nearby star ...

University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international research collaboration that has shed light on what happens at the extremes of neutron and proton numbers, in search of where the ...

Carl Sagan used to say that we are made of star stuff, but the similarity between humans and stars might not stop at the elements we are made of. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please ...

The periodic table contains a wide array of elements, numbered from one (hydrogen) to 118 (oganesson), with each number representing the number of protons stored within an atom's nucleus. Scientists ...