I get that all of the elements that make us are from stars but I just can’t wrap my head around how I am made of star dust… is this just a broader way of looking at the creation of elements in the periodic table or am I literally made of star dust.
Sorry if this was a stupid question!
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Basically the “starting” elements of the universe are Hydrogen and Helium, all other elements are basically the result of fusion within stars, when these stars go supernova those heavier elements then get scattered over the nearby area and then form planets and the animals and plants that live on the planet. So until a star went supernova any planets out there were gas giants; solid / rocky planets require element from supernovas. https://youtu.be/w1GlDVt1Mpk
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