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

Although the periodic table is filled with elements, nuclear fusion at the center of stars can only produce elements with atomic masses lower than iron—after than, neutron captures processes known as ...

Few events in nature match the grandeur of supernovae. None surpasses their raw power: about 10 53 erg s −1 (equivalent to 10 46 J s −1) is released as neutrinos from a ‘core-collapse’ supernova, ...