A study published in The Astrophysical Journal presents new simulation results of supernova explosions that explain the latest observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The ...

Stellar nucleosynthesis is the creation (nucleosynthesis) of chemical elements by nuclear fusion reactions within stars. Stellar nucleosynthesis has occurred since the original creation of hydrogen, ...

Nucleosynthesis encompasses the network of nuclear reactions that forge the elements within stars and during stellar death. In the cores of main-sequence stars, hydrogen burning via the proton–proton ...