Stories by Sanjana Curtis

Sanjana Curtis is a nuclear astrophysicist interested in the origin of elements and in multimessenger astronomy. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago's department of astronomy and astrophysics.

Painting of stacks of wheat, seen in winter

OpinionJuly 4, 2023

Some of Earth’s Most Famous Art Started with Stardust

Astrophysics reminds us that earthly beauty has stellar origins

Sanjana Curtis

Two neutron stars spiral toward an explosive collision.

CosmologyJanuary 1, 2023

How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements

Scientists have new evidence about how cosmic cataclysms forge gold, platinum and other heavy members of the periodic table

Sanjana Curtis