ACE Mission - Fusion and Nucleosynthesis
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
This educational brief explains the idea that nuclear fusion is thought to be the mechanism by which virtually all of the elements around us are created. Topics include the proton-proton cycle, the carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle, and endothermic reactions in supernova explosions. There is also a discussion of the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), a spacecraft intended to study the origin and evolution of the elements produced by our Sun.
- Subject:
- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Collection:
- NASA
