Massive Stars Made Elements in Early Universe (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Massive Stars Made Elements in Early Universe

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ASU astrophysicists have received an important research grant to study how massive stars, such as Eta Carinae depicted here, evolve and eventually seed the universe with heavy elements created by nuclear reactions inside them.

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Gemini Observatory artwork by Lynette Cook

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