Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 ...

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

"It's pretty incredible to think that some of the heavy elements all around us, like the precious metals in our phones and ...

A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought.