fission
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In one scenario, a rapidly spinning massive star explodes and splits into two smaller neutron stars through a process called fission.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
"We therefore needed an energy acceptor that selectively captures the multiplied triplet excitons after fission."
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
It generates four times as much energy as fission, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
The vessel is the core of the reactor where fission takes place, and the only part of a nuclear plant that can’t be replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
It would have lacked the energy to sustain itself under normal conditions, however, the fission bomb provides it with all the energy it requires to grow and become self-sustaining.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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