Cosmic fission tells about information about heavy elements.
Cosmic fission or natural fission in the cosmos tells about heavy elements near other stars. When heavy elements like uranium and radium split, they send radioactive radiation, like alpha, beta, and gamma particles. Alpha particles are positive helium ions.
Beta particles are fast electrons. And gamma-particle is electromagnetic radiation. Gamma rays are high-energy radiation that source in electron-positron annihilation and other high-energy reactions.
Temperature and impacting electromagnetic radiation affect fission and critical mass. When temperature rises a critical mass decreases. Critical mass means the point of the radioactive material mass where the fission reaction turns self-sustaining. When radioactive material's mass rises higher than critical mass, that turns fission self sustain.
"New research suggests cosmic fission may play a role in the formation of heavy elements. Analysis of old stars revealed a correlation between light metals and rare earth nuclei, indicating the production of superheavy nuclei beyond the known periodic table. This finding confirms theories of cosmic fission and suggests the existence of elements with an atomic mass of 260, expanding our understanding of the cosmos." (ScitechDaily.com/Astrophysical Breakthrough: “Incredibly Profound” Evidence of Nuclear Fission Across the Cosmos)
Are brown dwarfs so-called hyper-Jupiters?
In this model, brown dwarfs have a solid nucleus. And that begins fusion too early.
The large mass of radioactive material that collects gas shells can explain why brown dwarfs are failed stars. When the gas shell falls to that radioactive nucleus, it accelerates the fission inside the core. That radiation pushes fusion material outwards. And that denies the formation of stars. The fusion starts too early in brown dwarfs and blows the gas away.
Fission stars are one of the most fascinating things in the universe. Those "stars" would be very large uranium bites. The object called Teide 1 is close to being that kind of star. Teide 1 is a so-called brown dwarf and it might have a solid radioactive nucleus with a fusion shell. When the fusion reaction pushes that strange object's gas shell outward. That expansion stops or slows fusion.
And then the pressure and temperature raises, and then the fusion in that brown dwarf's shell starts to accelerate. But there may be uranium asteroids or even planets where there is so much uranium that natural nuclear fission that covers the entire planet is possible. Even on Earth is one natural nuclear reactor at Gabon. And that causes an idea that maybe there are planets where the same phenomenon exists but on a larger scale.
And then...
The alien hunters seek nuclear fission for researching alien spacecraft and other technosignals. The fusion and antimatter rockets, as well as, ion rockets require lots of energy. The antimatter and fusion rockets require some other power source to start the engine.
The powerful lasers that ignite fusion and particle accelerators that create antimatter require some powerful energy source. The fact is that the spacecraft's nuclear fusion is not necessarily self-sustaining. The fission reactor can maintain fusion even if it cannot turn self-sustaining.
And in those crafts fission reactors can play a good role. Same way ion engines require an effective energy source. And fission reactor is one solution, that can give trusted energy. The fission reactor is not necessary for ion and antimatter engines. The particle accelerators that those systems require can use solar power. But solar power is far more limited than fission reactors. And this is why nuclear fission in space is an interesting thing.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/meet-oklo-the-earths-two-billion-year-old-only-known-natural-nuclear-reactor
https://scitechdaily.com/astrophysical-breakthrough-incredibly-profound-evidence-of-nuclear-fission-across-the-cosmos/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_dwarf
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