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“We Are Made of Star Stuff”

If we are made of star stuff how are stars made? Read on to find out.

This artist’s illustration shows supernova 2013ge, with its companion star at lower right. The companion star is impacted by the blast wave from the supernova, but not destroyed. Over time astronomers observed the ultraviolet (UV) light of the supernova fading, revealing a nearby second source of UV light that maintained brightness. The theory is that the two massive stars evolved together as a binary pair, and that the current survivor siphoned off its partner’s outer hydrogen gas shell… — A supernova of a binary star. Credit: NASA, ESA, Leah Hustak (STScI) | Public Domain

The quote of the title is by the late Carl Sagan, from his TV show Cosmos. I have embedded a 9-second clip at the end. But what exactly does it mean? And do all stars contribute equally in…

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