Life on Earth could not exist without carbon. But carbon itself could not exist without stars. Nearly all elements except hydrogen and helium—including carbon, oxygen and iron—only exist because they were forged in stellar furnaces and later flung into the cosmos when their stars died. In an ultimate act of galactic recycling, planets like ours are formed by incorporating these star-built atoms into their makeup, be it the iron in Earth's core, …

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Carbon in our bodies likely left galaxy and came back on cosmic 'conveyer belt'

Astronomer Carl Sagan famously said, “We are made of star stuff,” and new research brings a deeper understanding to this cosmic idea

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Carbon atoms in our bodies travelled galaxies before returning on cosmic 'conveyor belt'

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Life on planet Earth is carbon-based. This means that the important molecules that are necessary for life to function contain carbon as an important basic element.

Elu planeedil Maa on süsinikupõhine. See tähendab, et tähtsad molekulid, mis on elutegevuseks vajalikud, sisaldavad tähtsa põhielemendina süsinikku.

Inimkeha süsinikuaatomid on tõenäoliselt käinud galaktikast väljas

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Government of Estonia

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The carbon atoms in the human body have probably traveled outside the galaxy

Before becoming part of humans, carbon atoms existed not only in other living creatures, but also floating in the vast space between stars.

Trước khi trở thành một phần của con người, các nguyên tử carbon không chỉ tồn tại trong các sinh vật sống khác, mà còn trôi nổi trong không gian bao la giữa các vì sao.

Carbon trong cơ thể người có tuổi thọ 400.000 năm ánh sáng

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Carbon in the human body has a lifespan of 400,000 light years.

Carbon atoms are like building blocks, giving shape to a large part of the human body. Oddly enough, in a kind of cosmic recycling, the carbon atoms in each body travel 400,000...

Os átomos de carbono são como uns blocos de construção, dando forma a uma grande parte do corpo humano. Curiosamente, numa espécie de reciclagem cósmica, os átomos de carbono de cada corpo viajam 400.000...

Será isto a reencarnação? Átomos de carbono do corpo viajam muito antes de nos criarem

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Portugal

Is this reincarnation? Carbon atoms in the body travel long before they create us

University of Washington scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That means that a good deal of the carbon here on Earth, including the carbon in our bodies, likely left the galaxy at some point!

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The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’

Scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That means that a good deal of the carbon here on Earth, including the carbon in our bodies, likely left the galaxy at some point!

Science Daily

Daniel Hogan

The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic 'conveyer belt'

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The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy

The technology that would allow humans to leave the Milky Way is barely imaginable, but it seems the carbon and oxygen that give us life did it all on their own.

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Atoms In Your Body Probably Once Left The Galaxy

Carbon, essential for life, journeys through space in a galactic recycling process, fueling star and planet formation.

Carbon in Human Bodies Traced to Intergalactic Recycling System

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