Ancestors

Written by Corey S Powell on 2025-01-28 at 19:27

You've probably heard that "we are stardust," but this graphic breaks it down further & tells you what kind of stars your dust came from--and which elements didn't come from stars at all.

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13873/ #science #nature #space

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Toot

Written by Corey S Powell on 2025-01-29 at 00:02

New findings from JWST bolster the case that a lot of the heavy elements in the universe (including most of the gold on Earth) formed during collisions between neutron stars.

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/jwst-colliding-neutron-star/

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Descendants

Written by Simplicator on 2025-01-29 at 00:13

@coreyspowell Also, everyone make some political noise: https://spacenews.com/jwst-facing-potential-cuts-to-its-operational-budget/

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