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How are the atoms that form us forged across the universe?

For decades researchers have studied how heavy elements are produced in the cosmos – but there is still so much mystery to unravel, says astrophysicist Artemis Spyrou

By Artemis Spyrou

10 March 2023

NGC 1858 is an open star cluster in the northwest region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way that has an abundance of star-forming regions

NGC 1858 is an open star cluster in the northwest region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way that has an abundance of star-forming regions

NASA, ESA, G. Gilmore and Gladys Kober Copyright: NASA, ESA, G. Gilmore and Gladys Kober

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