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As Carl Sagan famously said, “We are made of star stuff.” Whoa. It’s a mind-boggling thought, but what exactly did he mean? Nov. 9th is Sagan’s birthday. To celebrate, Reactions teamed up with the American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) and best-selling author Sam Kean to explain the chemistry behind this iconic quote.

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We-Are-Made-of-Star-Stuff
Stellar-Nucleosynthesis
Origin-of-Elements
Star-Life-Cycle
Cosmic-Evolution
Supernovae
Heavy-Elements
Universe-Formation
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Carl-Sagan
Space-Science
Chemical-Elements
Big-Bang
Galactic-Science

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