In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal, scientists have proposed the features of the rapid neutron capture process (r-process) nucleosynthesis in a novel scenario: common envelop jet ...

The r-process, or rapid neutron-capture process, as a research area focuses on understanding the nucleosynthesis of roughly half of the elements heavier than iron through environments with extremely ...

Nucleosynthesis encompasses the network of nuclear reactions that forge the elements within stars and during stellar death. In the cores of main-sequence stars, hydrogen burning via the proton–proton ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

In a new paper published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of researchers led by Anirudh Patel of Columbia University has reported that the universe may have another way to produce the ...