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PBS Space Time - Season 2019 Episode 17 The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

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Carl Sagan’s famous words: “We are star stuff” refers to a mind-blowing idea – that most atomic nuclei in our bodies were created in the nuclear furnace and the explosive deaths of stars that lived in the ancient universe. In recent years it’s become clear that the truth is even more mind-blowing. Many heavy elements - includes most precious metals - were produced in an even more spectacular event: the collision of neutron stars. In fact, according to a recent study most of the Earth’s supply of these elements was created in a single neutron star merger that took place near our Sun’s birth nebula 80 million years ago before Earth formed.

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First Air Date: Feb 11, 2015

Last Air date: Dec 19, 2024

Season: 12 Season

Episode: 397 Episode

Runtime: 26 minutes

IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1.00 users

Popularity: 17.263

Language: English