Indeed, the philosophers have no other
proof than the observation of the occurrence of the burning, when there is contact with fire, but observation proves only a simultaneity, not a causation, and, in reality, there is no other cause but God.»
The light - based detections in the seconds, hours, days, and weeks that followed — which included Caltech - led
observations in the infrared, X-ray, ultraviolet, and radio waves — show that the collision of the neutron stars released newly synthesized heavy elements into the surrounding universe, providing the first concrete
proof that such smashups are the birthplace of half of the universe's elements heavier
than iron, including gold and platinum.