Supernova Can Make Heavyer Elements?

When a star is collapsing it can produce conditions necessary to make the heavier elements that it couldn't otherwise normally fuse. The specific conditions for making these things are quite unique and they make these little crystal nodules which we have found like sprayed out through the universe and dug out from the bottom of the ocean. It's incredible to think that these fairly rare and dramatic and cataclysmic events are responsible for making so many of the interesting atoms that make our universe fun andUnique.