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The cosmic origins of silver and gold

5 mins | Dec 3, 2021
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Frank Wilczek explores the universe's secrets. The mystery of how uranium, gold and silver were first formed is an age-old mystery. Now astronomy has provided an answer. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek explores the powerful new astronomical tools that reveal how the galaxy's heaviest elements were formed.

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