(CNN) The James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories witnessed a massive explosion in space that created rare chemical elements, some of which are necessary<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/explosion-1-million-times-brighter-than-the-milky-way-creates-rare-elements/">Read More</a>
Webb’s study of the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen reveals tellurium. Under what conditions many chemical elements are created in the universe has long been shrouded in mystery. This includes elements that are highly valuable, or even vital to life as we know it. Astronomers are now
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This particular burst, called GRB 230307A, was likely created when two neutron stars - the incredibly dense remnants of stars after a supernova - merged in a galaxy about one billion light-years away.