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Origin of the heavy elements
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Aprahamian, Ani Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Last reviewed:2012
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.YB120403
One of the most human of all endeavors is to wonder and to ask questions about our origins: the origin of life, the building blocks of nature, or the beginning of the universe. Exploration of space has shown us how vast the universe is around us; it is full of galaxies, stars, and lots of empty space. Science explorations through the ages have led us to our present-day understanding of the basic components of the universe.
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