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Ancient stars made extraordinarily heavy elements, researchers find (phys.org)
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How heavy can an element be? An international team of researchers has found that ancient stars were capable of producing elements with atomic masses greater than 260, heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth. The finding deepens our understanding of element formation in stars.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh cool!

Can be an interesting for for scifi!