The Most Mind-Blowing Thing Astronomy Tells Us

The most mindblowing thing that astronomy tells us is that we are made of stardust. The nitrogen in your DNA, the iron in your blood, and the calcium in your bones were once produced in the core of a giant star. But how is that possible? Well, soon after the universe was born, primordial nucleosynthesis created only two major chemical elements; hydrogen and helium. The first generation of stars formed from these elements and fused heavier ones in their core.

When these stars died during a supernova, they enriched the interstellar medium with heavier elements such as oxygen, carbon, iron, etc. From that enriched medium, subsequent generations of stars formed. The Sun is a third-generation star relatively rich in heavy elements compared to
its ancestors. So most of the elements on Earth and inside us were once produced by stars. We are literally made of star stuff.

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[woahachannel]

Famous people are sometimes referred to as "stars"
We're all stars.

[emperorhaya]

Whats crazier is that every piece of energy was once in the particle that caused the big bang, so most if not all particles in you, your friends, everyone you know, everyone in the world was once in this infinitely tiny point.

[abhishekmathur]

We all are sons and daughters of stars...It's cosmically awesome😀😀

Thanks for the likes. I didn't expected that.😇😀

[giyutomioka]

"So no sir, she was not underage"

[BillTheCat]

"...we are stardust, we are golden,
we are billion year old carbon and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden...."
"WOODSTOCK" by CSN&Y ✌️

[tammyholtzhausen]

And God stretched out His hand and said “let there be light “ and there was light.

[imperfectclark]

When people drink Goldschläger, they are casually digesting gold that only exists because a star exploded

[MoonDreadd]

Thats awesome not to mention, I have an eye for space

[Blaqjaqshellaq]

And heavy metals like gold and uranium are the product of supernovas, right?

[sheromanysooklal]

Awesome Amazing and an incredible Story.

[daviddawson]

God made everything, he's got the whole world in his hands.

[dbbdw]

You should have given credits to Carl Sagan.

[wardahkhan]

"Heh"
-Hydrogen and helium

[LittleSkepticalButStillSmart]

"You're the child of the stars"
"We're all children of stars"

[franzkern]

We are from the stars.
This is incredible.

[ashemgold]

And recent science just blew all that theory out of the water. Blessings...

[mlfilion]

Heavy metal such as Metallica and iron maiden were formed to blow your speakers with rock n roll

[phumkilungrpanmei]

God create human from the dust, we are the master . 🙏🏼👍

[louiscolborn]

From one stardust to another hey let's keep cool for awhile. ✨✨✨

[pksirchidananda]

Awesome information sir.
great universe. God.