From a cosmic explosion a rain of heavy elements - Space and Astronomy. First time that this phenomenon has been observed and documented thanks to the Italian-led discovery published in the journal Nature.
Coordinated by the University of Rome Tor Vergata, with Yu-Han Yang and Eleonora Troja, the research helps to reconstruct the origin and evolution of gamma-ray bursts. Indicated by the acronym Grb 230307A, the gamma ray burst was observed on 7 March 2023 by NASA's Fermi space telescope.