ACE Mission - Fusion and Nucleosynthesis
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- Original Source:National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center
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Description
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.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 9 to 12
Topics: Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Life Sciences, Physics, Biochemistry, Atomic Structure
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