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am studying the Big Bang and trying to make sense of it. Is
there research or ideas on how atoms initially formed? Has there
been experiments done starting with basic subatomic particles to
create a Hydrogen atom, for example? I know we can take existing
atoms and smash them together to form higher-order atoms. The
question is: Is there an existing level of research addressing
(new) Atomic Synthesis?   Showing single comment thread. View
the full conversation.    • Oct 28 2013: Bumping my previous
reply to the top as it expounds on my question..      6 days
ago: Stars form heavier atoms by smashing together EXISTING
atoms. The (new) in my question obviously refers to the simplest
atom, hydrogen. My understanding is that the protons and
neutrons make up the nucleus, with the electron currently
thought to exist not in a planed orbit, but in a cloud. The
electron is moving very fast in it's