What is Nucleosynthesis?
'''Nucleosynthesis''' is the [[physics|physical]] process where lighter [[elements]] are changed into heavier elements. This usually happens in the center of a [[star]], both during its life and especially during its [[supernova|violent death]]. It is also thought that this happened at the beginning of the [[universe]], in the [[big bang]]. [[File:Nucleosynthesis periodic table.svg|thumb|right|500px|A version of the periodic table indicating the origins – including stellar nucleosynthesis – of the elements. Elements above 94 are manmade and are not included.]] {{-}} == Related pages == *[[Stellar nucleosynthesis]] *[[Big Bang nucleosynthesis]] [[Category:Astrophysics]] [[Category:Nuclear physics]] {{physics-stub}}