“The fact is that every atom that we're made of is part of that first explosion of a nuclear star billions of years ago. We're connected to the entire universe.” YearsFirstsMadeFactsUniverseStarsYears AgoConnectedNuclearBillionsAtomsExplosions Author:Jeanette Winterson
“All the atoms we are made of are forged from hydrogen in stars that died and exploded before our solar system formed. So if you are romantic, you can say we are literally stardust. If you are less romantic, you can say we're the nuclear waste from fuel that makes stars shine.” IfsMadeStarsWasteDiedShiningNuclearFuelAtomsSolar SystemStardustForgedHydrogenNuclear Waste Author:Martin Rees