In fact, according to the Natural History Museum in London, “Any element in your body that is heavier than iron has travelled through at least one supernova.” A mosaic image of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star’s supernova explosion. Stars - the most noticeable and fundamental building blocks of galaxies - make up 97% of our bodies. But I recently learned something about stars that makes their sparkle a little more personal. Those twinkling lights in the sky are a constant reminder of the vastness of the universe. My parents even put stickers of shooting stars and the moon on my ceiling to watch as I fell asleep every night. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve appreciated the beauty of starlight.
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