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To: MtnClimber
WTH? I was taught that core-collapse Type II supernovae created elements heavier than lithium.

When did the conventional wisdom shift to neutron star mergers?

9 posted on 09/16/2020 2:26:42 PM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Spirochete
WTH? I was taught that core-collapse Type II supernovae created elements heavier than lithium. When did the conventional wisdom shift to neutron star mergers?

Normal fusion in stars can produce elements up to iron.

14 posted on 09/16/2020 2:33:16 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Spirochete
When did the conventional wisdom shift to neutron star mergers?

Yesterday, behind the barn. We passed a joint. Where were you?

19 posted on 09/16/2020 2:48:40 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They are openly stating that they intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live.)
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To: Spirochete

That’s what I thought too.


49 posted on 09/16/2020 4:30:10 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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To: Spirochete
"When did the conventional wisdom shift to neutron star mergers?"

Think it was sometime in the 1980's, thanks to the Pointer sisters...

59 posted on 09/16/2020 6:35:03 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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