In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have proposed the features of rapid neutron capture process (r-process) nucleosynthesis in a novel scenario, common envelope jet ...

A: The lightest elements in the universe — hydrogen, helium, and a little lithium — were born shortly after the Big Bang. The heavier elements, up to iron, were forged later, in the hearts of stars ...

You can't have gold until a nucleus decays. The specifics of that process have been hard to pin down, but UT's nuclear physicists have published three discoveries in one paper explaining key details.

Gold and platinum Artist’s impression of a magnetar flare driven by twisted magnetic field lines (green) and a starquake. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Powerful flares on highly-magnetic neutron stars ...