A new study by the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has found that
Lithium is one of three elements produced inBig Bang time. It was believed that it is very easily destroyed inside the stars, so the lithium content usually decreases with the age of the stars. However, researchers believe that the processes that occur inside celestial bodies can be determined by the amount of lithium.
Lithium is a special element. Our study contradicts the previous idea, which claimed that lithium is gradually being destroyed. Our observations show that stars create this element throughout their lives. This means that in the future lithium will be produced on the sun.
To better understand how this element behaves,The researchers used data from China's huge stellar spectroscopic survey based on the Large Sky Area Multi-Objective Optical Telescope (LAMOST). Currently, as part of the study, a database of spectra of 10 million stars is being created.
“By studying the light from the stars, we can determine fromwhat they are made of, - scientists noted. “Our models show that theories about how stars develop do not imply the production of lithium.” New data have shown that there is a contradiction between theory and real observations. ”
Researchers note that as a result, they will have more data on how the sun functions.
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