Newton’s ‘heretical’ notes on the apocalypse

Celebrated physicist Sir Isaac Newton had a keen interest in alchemy, the pyramids and the end of days. The world-famous physicist, whose laws of moti… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/341792/newtons-heretical-notes-on-the-apocalypse…

The alchemy of merging neutron stars

For the first time, astronomers have identified a chemical element that was freshly formed by the merging of two neutron stars. The underlying mechanism, called the r-process—also known as rapid neutron capture—is considered to be the origin of large quantities of elements heavier than iron. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-alchemy-merging-neutron-stars.html…