Astronomy Night – Gravitational Waves and the Glow of Cosmic Gold – Daniel Kasen
Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA 2 Cushing Dr, United StatesOct 13, 7:00pm — Gravitational Waves and the Glow ofCosmic GoldDaniel Kasen, Assoc. Professor ofAstronomy, UC BerkeleyIn October 2017, Earthlings detected gravitational waves — ripples in thefabric of space-time — from the violent merger of two ultra-dense neutronstars. The signals showed that collision debris self-assembled into heavyelements, such as gold and platinum, providing an explanation for […]