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We are all made of stars: half our bodies' atoms 'formed beyond the Milky Way'

Simulations reveal that up to half the material in our galaxy arrived from smaller galactic neighbours, as a result of powerful supernova explosions

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  • kxh (edited 6 years ago)
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    We are stardust
    Billion year old carbon

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    • drunkenninja
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      We are the universe experiencing itself.

      That one blew my mind.

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