Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.4 $; site uiucuxc Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!authorplaceholder From: paul@uiucuxc.Uiuc.ARPA Newsgroups: net.astro.expert Subject: Re: Forming The Elements Message-ID: <32200002@uiucuxc> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 21:23:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucuxc.32200002 Posted: Mon Jul 1 21:23:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:10:55 EDT References: <243@ihnet.UUCP> Lines: 13 Nf-ID: #R:ihnet.UUCP:-24300:uiucuxc:32200002:000:541 Nf-From: uiucuxc.Uiuc.ARPA!paul Jul 1 20:23:00 1985 The energy released in a supernovae explosion provides the energy necessary to drive the endothermic (energy absorbing) fusion reactions that produce elements heavier than iron. These elements are formed and then thrown out into interstellar space. Later stellar evolution incorporates these elements into new stars and planets. Paul Pomes UUCP: {ihnp4,pur-ee,convex}!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!paul ARPANET: paul%uiucuxc@uiuc.arpa CSNET: paul%uiucuxc@uiuc.csnet US Mail: Univ of Illinois, CSO, 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801