The gold in your ring may have started in a magnetar explosion. 💥🪐 In 2004, a neutron star erupted with more energy in half a second than the Sun produces in 300,000 years. That single flare created gold, platinum, and other heavy elements that eventually became part of Earth. Scientists recently confirmed it by identifying a delayed burst of gamma rays. The signal had been hidden in satellite data for 20 years. Link to the full article and scientific paper in the comments. #Magnetar #SpaceSci

Our NASA Sun Science Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a new type of magnetic explosion in the scorching upper reaches of the Sun's atmosphere. Called "forced reconnection," it had never been observed directly until now: https://go.nasa.gov/2PWEU5K | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration