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Neutron star collisions are a “goldmine” of heavy elements, study finds

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Most elements lighter than iron are forged in the cores of stars. A star’s white-hot center fuels the fusion of protons, squeezing them together...

A bug’s life: Millimeter-tall mountains on neutron stars

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New models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimeters high, due to the huge gravity on the...