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Read article: Isotope ratios yield clues to element synthesis Stars and solar physics Research update Isotope ratios yield clues to element synthesis Measurements could help identify the origin of meteorite grains that formed before our solar system and improve models of nova explosions
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Read article: Forbidden nuclear transition sheds light on how some stars die Stars and solar physics Research update Forbidden nuclear transition sheds light on how some stars die Laboratory experiment suggests that intermediate-mass stars expire via thermonuclear explosions
Read article: Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility Projects and facilities News Brookhaven chosen to host major US nuclear physics facility Due to start by 2030, the Electron-Ion Collider will probe the strong nuclear force and the role of gluons in nucleons and nuclei
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