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See What is ‘The Most Spectacular Fireworks in the Universe’
Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman
When two neutron stars collided, scientists called “the most spectacular fireworks in the universe.” This crash also answered many previously unknown questions, especially the birth of heavy metals such as gold and platinum. Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of…
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Physics Professors Brown and Saulson Make Breakthrough in Neutron Star Discovery
Tuesday, October 17, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman
College of Arts and Sciences faculty members, Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, commented on the recent neutron star collision that is helping researchers discover the origins of precious…