{"id":5345,"date":"2020-06-03T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T12:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2022-02-03T15:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:50:57","slug":"nova-explosions-are-responsible-for-most-of-the-lithium-in-our-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/nova-explosions-are-responsible-for-most-of-the-lithium-in-our-galaxy\/5345\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova explosions are responsible for most of the lithium in our galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"
The team has continued to determine that a fraction of classical stellar explosions, named novae explosions, will evolve until they explode as supernovae<\/a>. These exploding stars become brighter than a galaxy and can be discovered at very large distances in the universe.<\/p>\n “Given the importance of lithium to common uses like heat-resistant glass and ceramics, lithium batteries<\/a> and lithium-ion batteries, and mood altering chemicals; it is nice to know where this element comes from. Improving our understanding of the sources of the elements out of which our bodies and the solar system are made is important,” says Sumner Starrfield, a regent professor with ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration<\/a> and a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society.<\/p>\n The formation of the universe, commonly referred to as the \u2018Big Bang\u2019, primarily formed the elements hydrogen, helium, and a little lithium. All other chemical elements, including lithium, are formed in stars.<\/p>\nWhat are classical novae?<\/h3>\n