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Stellar nucleosynthesis is the set of nuclear processes that build new atomic nuclei inside stars and during stellar explosions.
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Fusion of light nuclei releases energy while product nuclei become more tightly bound up to the iron region.
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Stellar spectra reveal abundance patterns predicted by nuclear networks, meteorites contain isotopic signatures of different processes, supernova remnants show freshly synthesized elements, and observations of old stars preserve chemical fingerprints from earlier stellar generations.
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