Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Nucleosynthesis |
The making of chemical elements by means of naturally occurring nuclear reactions. Nucleosynthesis takes place in the interiors of stars, in supernova explosions and other astrophysical situations where high-energy collisions can take place between atomic nuclei and elementary particles.
See also: carbon cycle, r-process, s-process.
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