How does a star glow? What types of elements are found in stars? What is a supernova? Why does it take so much heat and pressure to create helium and other elements?
The fusion of deuterium and tritium isotopes fuels the Sun. This reaction also explains the existence of helium in the Sun and other stars. But what about the other elements? How did heavier elements, like oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur, first form? Are they still forming today? If so, where and how? To investigate these questions, […]