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Magnetar flares, however, can erupt much sooner after a star is born. That means they could enrich their surroundings quickly—just the kind of event needed to explain those ancient observations.

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 ...

Astronomers believe starquakes on highly magnetic neutron stars could lead to the creation of heavy elements such as gold, according to a new study.

Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study.

Flares from magnetized stars can forge planets’ worth of gold, other heavy elements Flatiron Institute researchers calculate that a single flare from a supermagnetized star called a magnetar can ...

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Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown birthplace of some of the universe’s rarest elements: a giant flare unleashed by a supermagnetized star. The astronomers calculated that such flares ...