The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy!

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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!

https://www.washington.edu/news/2025/01/...eyer-belt/