Many scientific discoveries are made by chance. While studying one phenomenon, a scientist may discover a different one. Such was the case when William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in 1781. Herschel was charting faint stars in the sky, when he discovered something that was not a star. How can astronomers tell the difference between a star and a planet

Which of the following correctly describes what happens when an atomic bomb explodes? small pieces of fissionable material are joined and form a body with a mass greater than the critical mass, the relative number of neutrons escaping decreases, and a chain reaction and explosion result. large pieces of fissionable matter are brought together quickly and form a body with a mass smaller than the critical mass, the relative number of escaping neutrons increases, and a chain reaction and explosion result.