Elusive 'ghost particles' produced deep within the Sun have been detected for the first time, helping to shed light on the reactions that make massive stars shine. However, these reactions are thought to be more dominant in larger stars — and may help explain their formation and evolution. Elusive 'ghost particles' produced deep within the Sun have been detected for the first time, helping to shed light on the reactions that make massive stars shine. The detection of the CNO neutrinos has revealed how much of the sun is made up of the elements carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. The finding finally confirms that some of the sun’s energy is indeed made by CNO cycle reactions — a notion that was first proposed back in 1938.

Source: Daily Mail November 26, 2020 11:27 UTC