04-12-2024, 05:02 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68787534
Researchers have discovered the cause of the brightest burst of light ever recorded.
The burst of light, spotted in 2022, is now known to have had an exploding star at its heart, researchers say.
But that explosion, by itself, would not have been sufficient to have shone so brightly.
And our current theory says that some exploding stars, known as supernovas, might also produce the heavy elements in the universe such as gold and platinum.
But the team found none of these elements, raising new questions about how precious metals are produced.
I was trying to find the thread about this burst of light from back when it occurred in 2022 - but, it seems I never started one. Maybe this story simply passed me by .
Anyway, I guess this is often the thing with science: when one question is answered, it raises two new questions . So, do we have any ideas as to why they didn't find the heavy elements that are often associated with supernovae?
Researchers have discovered the cause of the brightest burst of light ever recorded.
The burst of light, spotted in 2022, is now known to have had an exploding star at its heart, researchers say.
But that explosion, by itself, would not have been sufficient to have shone so brightly.
And our current theory says that some exploding stars, known as supernovas, might also produce the heavy elements in the universe such as gold and platinum.
But the team found none of these elements, raising new questions about how precious metals are produced.
I was trying to find the thread about this burst of light from back when it occurred in 2022 - but, it seems I never started one. Maybe this story simply passed me by .
Anyway, I guess this is often the thing with science: when one question is answered, it raises two new questions . So, do we have any ideas as to why they didn't find the heavy elements that are often associated with supernovae?
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