First-ever evidence of nuclear fission in cosmos reveals how elements never found on Earth form
by Vishwam Sankaran
Dec 15, 2023
2 minutes
Astronomers have detected the first-ever signs of nuclear fission happening in stars, a discovery that sheds light on how elements heavier than those found naturally on Earth form in the cosmos.
Until now elements heavier than iron on the periodic table, including the gold and silver in our ornaments, are thought to be created from cataclysmic explosions like the
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