Nucleosynthesis is the process that creates new atomic nuclei from pre-existing nucleons, primarily protons and neutrons. The first nuclei were formed about three minutes after the Big Bang, through the process called Big Bang nucleosynthesis. It was then that hydrogen and helium formed that became the content of the first stars, and is responsibl...
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the creation of heavy elements from lighter ones by nuclear fusion.
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production on a cosmic scale of all the species of chemical elements from perhaps one or two simple types of atomic nuclei, a process that entails ... [7 related articles]
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The buildup of heavy elements from lighter ones by nuclear fusion. Helium and some lithium was produced by cosmic nucleosynthesis just after the Big Bang, but today most element-building nucleosynthesis takes place in stars. Stellar nucleosynthesis converts hydrogen into helium, either by the prot...
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noun (astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom
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the formation of new atomic nuclei by nuclear reactions, thought to occur in the interiors of stars and in the early stages of development of the universe.
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