The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant reveals that massive exploding stars can forge far more of life's essential ingredients ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside ...

Scientists have found a star unlike any other one recorded—which may change our picture of how stars die. This unusual star, 13,000 light-years away, has an elemental makeup that suggests it was ...

Hydrogen is by far the most abundant element in the universe. It constitutes roughly 90 percent of atoms in the Sun and in most stars. Helium ranks second, with nearly 9 percent. This leaves only 1 ...

Primordial nucleosynthesis during the early universe generated hydrogen, helium, and minor lithium-7 before the cosmos cooled, halting further fusion. Stellar interiors synthesize elements up to iron ...

"Why are we here?" is humanity's most fundamental and persistent question. Tracing the origins of the elements is a direct ...

The first generation of stars that were born in the universe are a mystery. We can estimate when they existed and even how ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Planets form more commonly in star systems with relatively high concentrations of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, a new study suggests. Such heavier elements are necessary to form the dust ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Dark matter may have played a key role in forming the earliest stars, according to researchers who suggest that the mysterious and invisible material may also have been responsible ...