Eli5: Is it possible that there are elements on other planets, we don’t have on earth and haven’t discover yet?

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Eli5: Is it possible that there are elements on other planets, we don’t have on earth and haven’t discover yet?

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Any hypothetical element heavier than Oganesson (atomic number 118) would be so incredibly unstable/radioactive that it would’ve decayed within seconds of being formed. As such, the answer is “**no**” regardless of how young any given planet was.

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