Astronomers witnessed a giant collision between two neutron stars that resulted in the birth of the smallest black hole ever seen and created precious metals such as gold, silver and uranium.

The team’s snapshot of this violent and powerful collision that occurred in 130 million people light year It was created by a series of devices in the distant galaxy NGC 4993; Hubble Space Telescope. We hope that these dense mergers of dead stars will paint a picture of their “past, present and future.” This could reveal the origin of elements heavier than iron, which cannot form even in the most massive stars.