"Let there be Gold!" and there was Gold.
October 16, 2017 7:19 AM   Subscribe

New frontier for science as astronomers witness neutron stars colliding, ending decades-old debate about where gold comes from. The discovery was made at LIGO, but was a hugely collaborative worldwide event. Some more technical details here.
posted by mysticreferee (5 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Late to the gold rush, maybe add this as a comment in the extant thread? -- cortex



 
Bonus for fun perspective: Neil Degrasse Tyson, on how everything we know is literally and figuratively stardust.
posted by mysticreferee at 7:22 AM on October 16, 2017


Direct link to the LIGO announcement and press conference taking place right now.
posted by Westringia F. at 7:25 AM on October 16, 2017


There's an active thread about this from yesterday.

You might have missed it because of its cryptic title, which spawned its own metatalk.
posted by paper chromatographologist at 7:27 AM on October 16, 2017


(The presentation is fascinating & totally accessible. If you're wondering whether or not to tune in, you should!)
posted by Westringia F. at 7:27 AM on October 16, 2017


Thanks for the link, paper chromatographologist. I also missed it.
posted by Westringia F. at 7:30 AM on October 16, 2017


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