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, the uber-powerful James Webb Space Telescope and its predecessor, the Hubble, have observed a super-long gamma-ray burst that occurred when two dense neutron stars collided millions of years ago — and the result, as the telescopes' instruments detected, was quite literally pure gold.
Because these bodies are, essentially, small and dense balls of mass, it's not surprising that something huge happens when they collide. With the power of these two magnificent telescopes, scientists from the University of Rome were able to spot the bright shine, known as a kilonova, of the heavy elements like silver and gold created in the dead stars' turbulent merger.
When two neutron stars collide, it produces a massive explosion called a Kilonova. Some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table, such as gold, platinum, and uranium, are forged in these unbelievably powerful blasts.
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