That's why we are all star stuff: every element in the Universe heavier than helium (and even some helium) was produced inside a star.

Bennett et al.

The stuff that makes up planets is just a small fraction of the total matter in the Universe. And (as we will see) the stuff that makes up life is just a small fraction of the stuff that makes up planets.

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