The visible light spectrum of the Sun, which helps us understand not only its temperature and ionization, but the abundances of the elements present. Image credit: Nigel A. Sharp, NOAO/NSO/Kitt Peak FTS/AURA/NSF.

The scientific story of how each element was made

Think the periodic table is complicated? Now learn how each element in it was created.

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Starts With A Bang!

3 min readJun 12, 2017

“It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man — social and political — and to the…

The scientific story of how each element was made

Think the periodic table is complicated? Now learn how each element in it was created.

Written by Ethan Siegel