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What is stardust and are we really made of it?

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Chapter Astronomy and Space

The heavy elements that comprise the earth—such as iron, silicon, oxygen, and carbon—originally formed in distant stars that exploded, sending their heavy elements into space. Earth and all life on it are, in fact, recycled stellar debris.

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