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Where Your Elements Came From

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 24, 2017 is “Where Your Elements Came From,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit & License: Wikipedia : Cmglee ; Data: Jennifer Johnson ( OSU ). The original explanation runs about 181 words.

Where Your Elements Came From
Credit: Image Credit & License: Wikipedia : Cmglee ; Data: Jennifer Johnson ( OSU ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The hydrogen in your body, present in every molecule of water, came from the Big Bang . There are no other appreciable sources of hydrogen in the universe.”

— APOD editors, October 24, 2017

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 24, 2017
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit & License: Wikipedia : Cmglee ; Data: Jennifer Johnson ( OSU )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 181 words

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Source

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