Where Gold Comes From

FelixtheCat · Oct 17, 2017

Kind of a neat scientific discovery of an event we all should give thanks to on a good day!

Scientists witness huge cosmic crash, find origins of gold: https://usat.ly/2ypt0Il

Steve · Oct 17, 2017

Hmm... that might explain the sudden plunge in gold price right before options expiry.

sandgroper · Oct 17, 2017

I remember learning this stuff in science class. Pretty cool, if I'm honest.

Compass · Oct 17, 2017

Might be time for a road-trip.

DaviDs · Oct 17, 2017

Pretty cool stuff! Everything about space is fascinating!

Ra1der5 · Oct 17, 2017

Fiat Slug!

http://reports.news.ucsc.edu/neutron-star-merger/?ref=homepage

R5

Vermonster · Oct 17, 2017

Funny thing is how long ago that actually happened........ :lol:

Ra1der5 · Oct 17, 2017

Vermonster said:
Funny thing is how long ago that actually happened........

You mean when the neutron stars actually collided, or when we saw it? We saw it in August, but it takes some time for our researchers to verify and document their findings.

R5

GTS225 · Oct 18, 2017

It also takes a rather long time for the light depicting the event to reach our little rock. That could very well have happened a thousand years ago.

Roger

BottleCapKing · Oct 18, 2017

It is likely that in the vast majority of the universe, silver, gold, platinum, rhodium, etc are just as scarce as they are here on Earth. The violent deaths of super massive stars and the attempts of two neutron stars trying to occupy the same space at the same time don't happen every day.

It is likely there is a planet or two out there where gold and platinum is as common as silicon, iron, and copper is here on earth. Of course, if civilization existed on those planets - iron and copper would be extremely valuable commodities - after all, you can't build with gold or platinum.

Skippy SH13 · Oct 18, 2017

BottleCapKing said:
The violent deaths of super massive stars and the attempts of two neutron stars trying to occupy the same space at the same time don't happen every day.

Actually, given the vastness of the universe, it very well might!! Lol

BottleCapKing · Oct 18, 2017

Skippy SH13 said:
Actually, given the vastness of the universe, it very well might!! Lol

It might, but, the knowledge of such events take thousands, millions, or even billions of years to come to our attention.

Vermonster · Oct 18, 2017

Ra1der5 said:
You mean when the neutron stars actually collided, or when we saw it? We saw it in August, but it takes some time for our researchers to verify and document their findings.

R5

No, I mean when the collision actually occurred. What did it say, 130 Million years ago, or something like that?

WildDigger · Oct 18, 2017

So cool they got to witness this.

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