Spectroscopy: what are stars made of? | FameLab
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Physics whizz Wendy Sadler MBE demonstrates how one of her science heroes, 20th century astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, used spectroscopy to discover what elements stars are made from.
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