kids encyclopedia robot

Nucleosynthesis facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts

Nucleosynthesis is the 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 violent death. It is also thought that this happened at the beginning of the universe, in the big bang.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Nucleosíntesis para niños

kids search engine
Nucleosynthesis Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.