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The Life Of A Star Explained In 1 Minute

September 28, 2016February 18, 2015 by Zak Long

The iron in our blood, the silicon in your computer, the oxygen that we breath – all of those elements were synthesized inside a star. UC Santa Cruz astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz walks us through the process from a star’s beginning to its death.

Categories Science Tags astrophysics, elements, iron, life of a star, silicon, star, uc santa cruz

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