Talk:Copernicium/@comment-99.246.159.3-20150611213327/@comment-172.91.214.188-20170621002802

" if stars can't fuse past iron, and stars provide literally the most energy in our solar system"

There's only one star in the solar system, it's not massive enough to fuse beyond iron. Other stars, however, are massive enough to fuse heavier elements (hence why anything heavier than iron exists, stars have fused those materials and ended their lifecycle, leaving heavier material in space).

"Particle Accelerator"

The particle accelerator doesn't fuse atoms, it uses basic particles such as protons and electrons. To boot,  nothing in on Earth comes even close to matching the energy of the Sun. Know your science.