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The Torch
The student news site of Seven Lakes High School

The Torch
After the merging of two super dense neutron stars, scientists were able to put together a model that reveals the mysterious origins of heavy metals in our, universe, precisely gold. In the event of a neutron star merger, there exists a giant radioactive fireball. Within these giant collisions, there is enough energy for lighter elements to fuse and create the heavier elements that are ejected into space in the aftermath. This solved the mystery of where much of the gold and other heavy elements that has been measured in our universe came from. While supernovas could account for some of it, this makes up for what was previously a mystery.

10 Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries of 2017

Andy Nguyen, Staff Writer // February 1, 2018

2017 may have been a wild ride, but whether it personally was a great year or a terrible one, tons of groundbreaking, interesting, and flat out weird discoveries were made in the scientific community....

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