Elements from the stars—the unexpected discovery that upended astrophysics 66 years ago

On: May 2, 2018

Nearly 70 years ago, astronomer Paul Merrill was watching the sky through a telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in Pasadena, California. As he observed the light coming from a distant star, he saw signatures of the element technetium.

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