Discover the Origins of Gold: It’s Not From Earth! ✨
Uncover the fascinating story of gold’s extraterrestrial origins and how it arrived on our planet in this intriguing lesson by David Lunney. Click to learn more!
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Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet’s rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclysmic stellar explosions called supernovae. CERN Scientist David Lunney outlines the incredible journey of gold from space to Earth.
Lesson by David Lunney, animation by Andrew Foerster.
Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet’s rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclysmic stellar explosions called supernovae. CERN Scientist David Lunney outlines the incredible journey of gold from space to Earth.
Lesson by David Lunney, animation by Andrew Foerster.
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