Dying stars create new elements – Sciworthy

Dying stars create new elements – Sciworthy

Marvel movie and comic book fans may be familiar with the story of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, which was forged with metal from the heart of a dying star. While no one will be granted the powers of the god of thunder anytime soon, some of the heavy metals around us may have come from stars already dead. Like living things, stars have life cycles. When a star is around 10 times the mass of the Sun or smaller, the last stage in its life cycle is a whi…