BOUNDLESS EXPANSE 3D

Kilonova

EVENT · the gold forge
Kilonova
AI illustration of the real object
CAUSE two neutron stars collidingMAKES gold, platinum, uranium

When two neutron stars finally spiral together after billions of years, they collide in a kilonova: a radioactive fireball that forges the heaviest elements in existence. Much of the universe's gold and platinum was minted in moments like this. Wearing jewelry means wearing shrapnel from a collision of dead stars.

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