KnowraCNO cycleLinked fromLinked fromThe 16 pages that link to CNO cycle, each with the reason it gives.All 16Broader topic 9Related 3Compared with 4Proton–proton chainCompared with: The CNO cycle is the competing hydrogen-burning mechanism that dominates in hotter, more massive stars.Hans BetheCompared with: Bethe’s original formulation is often called the carbon–nitrogen cycle, though oxygen also participates.Primordial nucleosynthesisCompared with: This stellar pathway contrasts with the rapid, one-time nuclear reactions of the early cosmos.Helium burningCompared with: Like helium burning, it involves carbon and oxygen, but uses them to catalyze hydrogen fusion.