Scientists say the gold in wedding rings, teeth, and family heirlooms was forged in cosmic catastrophes long before our sun existed - Space Daily

Scientists say the gold in wedding rings, teeth, and family heirlooms was forged in cosmic catastrophes long before our sun existed Space Daily Almost all the gold on Earth — every wedding ring, every coin, every gram in every bank vault — was forged in the collision of dead stars billions of years ago, in events so violent that a single one can produce hundreds of Earth-masses of gold, and the heavy Space Daily On Physics: The golden age of neutron stars Aspen Daily News