The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’
www.eurekalert.org
University of Washington scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That means that a good deal of the carbon here on Earth, including the carbon in our bodies, likely left the galaxy at some point!
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Original Title: The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’ | Scientists find atoms take a circuitous journey, circling their galaxy of origin on giant currents - known as the circumgalactic medium - which extend into intergalactic space