Where Did All the Gold in the Universe Come From?

Paul Bunyan

2023-01-16 12:43:42

And out goes the old theory of a dying star collapsing in on itself?

Marianne Bjork

2023-01-14 16:45:30

After reading the published article about Damar Hamlin how can you believe anything on this site to be even close to the truth? I'm finished with this rag and it's editors.

Deepak Singh

2023-01-11 11:17:27

This is so beautiful! <3

boson

2023-01-11 06:41:17

Another video with no answer, the only hope seems to rest on the spacecraft expedition.

Da Wades

2023-01-11 03:00:54

So how did gold get from a dense neutron star to a circle about my finger???

David S1inWestHoll

2023-01-11 01:36:21

At hSQsHIYEQf4&t=1m40s 1:40 the video basically states the collision creates incredible gravitational pressures that push the atoms together. The protons & the electrons squeeze together, leaving the atoms almost entirely made of neutrons. Whaaaat? That's a pretty weak explanation of the transformation process. Gravity pushes the atoms' protons and electrons together leaving the atoms almost entirely made of neutrons? OK...But how? Is this the magic of alchemy that pressures protons & electrons together and VOILÀ! They transform into almost all neutrons...POOF! You have the 2nd most dense object in the Universe.
Am I the only person who notices something missing in this explanation that leaves us coming up a little bit short? Color me confused.

AJNorth

2023-01-10 11:15:15

"The grand agents of nature are indestructible."

— James Prescott Joule, FRSE, FRS (1818 - 1889)

Robert R

2023-01-08 05:48:49

Super!

David Spadafore

2023-01-08 00:17:01

I wish the people making educational videos would stop using "... is just a theory." In this context the term hypothesis would be better, IMO. Theory, law, and hypothesis are commonly misunderstood terms by the public.

Ryan Hardin

2023-01-07 18:41:34

Theory: nuclear use isnt unique to our time, previous civilizations didnt use them for Killing each other but for experimentation and cosmology. The experimentation led to gamma/light activity at high speeds affecting the gravity of the stars causing the event. as above so below. Gold and other rare materials are a reminder against the destructive use of nuclear energy.

Myelin SheathXD

2023-01-07 15:31:22

Noice!!

Wider Eaves

2023-01-07 14:01:12

I love the colors in these animation explanations

Caleb Harris

2023-01-07 06:14:08

Leprechauns, next question.

Alex Giger

2023-01-06 23:12:22

"Until recently, this was just a theory. But then, everything changed when the gravitational waves attacked."

PASTAFARIANS, UNITE!

2023-01-06 19:44:54

I have my suspicions.. a guy who has been known to say I luf goooooollllld!"
All the while wearing short shorts & roller skates. SMMFH

Sheree Hill

2023-01-06 15:46:22

Beautifully done! As always.

Sandal_Thong

2023-01-06 09:21:00

Funny how this is presented as "new." I thought we'd figured out new elements came from exploding stars years ago. I guess for some reason they didn't want to say what we don't know.

Of course that's what they did with "Dark Gravity" as Neil deGrasse Tyson called it and just skipped to saying "Dark Matter" (which presupposes the solution to the problem) makes up more matter in the universe than that which we know. After 20+ years they still haven't proved what's really going on, and could be stuck on a false theory.

BBBenj

2023-01-06 00:56:30

Thanks

Captain Clone

2023-01-05 21:36:49

Yeah but how did gold and platinum end up on Earth? That neutron star collision happened light years away from Earth!!??