Scientists scour the cosmos to find the origins of the periodic table ’s 118 elements

Since theinvention of the periodic table 150 years ago this month, scientists have worked to fill in the rows of elements and make sense of their properties.But researchers have also pursued a parallel quest: scouring the cosmos to figure out where all 118 elements came from.After centuries...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 5, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Julia Rosen Source Type: news