A part of the universe is in us.
to the popular phrase “we are stardust” it has been done justice by scientific claims of all kinds. Astronomy explains that almost half of the atoms that make up our body could have come from far away, from somewhere beyond the Milky Way. In other words, we are some kind of cosmic immigrantsLike the stars.
Added to this fabulous poetic scientific sentence is a new discovery: the possibility that coffee beans share molecules with stars.
Recently, secondary school students in the UK discovered that coffee and stars share the same essence. The young people determined that there are identical molecules in newly formed stars and in coffee beans.
This drink can taste like heaven and for many it is a salvation in the morning. However, we never imagined that it was literally a drink fallen from heaven. Jonathan Holdship, professor of physics and astronomy at the hammersmith academytaught students how to obtain data on molecular light from stars.
The only goal was to determine if the vital chemistry of starlight could be recognized in elements on Earth. These analyzes are usually carried out to determine which substances, compounds or elements could have caused life on our planet.
The students conducted the experiment in order to find sulfur in the stars. But what discovered was acetaldehyde, a compound also found in coffee beans, bread, and some cheeses. This surprise encounter spawned a data set that drives the study of more stars and complex molecules in the galaxy, with the goal of finding out what compounds cosmic dust and Earth stuff share.
We know that the universe and everything we know now originated from the same point or the same explosion (depending on what scientific theories point to); however, this does not tell us which elements were mixed and which were not.
Theories about the beginning and end of the world are based on some data and approximations, while this experiment resulted in the verification of the connection between the molecules of two totally different bodies. Now there is no doubt that to observe the universe is to observe ourselves. The deep universe that once, millions of years ago, provided what we needed to live, gives us clues about the mysteries of the cosmos.
The possibility that we are now eating a piece of the universe is more palpable than any other hypothesis about the cosmos. Coffee is part of us, just as we are part of the universe; a chain of action that little by little is discovered. In the video, students explain the process of the experiment. If you want to know more, don’t forget to activate the subtitles and delve into the wonderful experience of knowing the molecules that stars share and other things in the Land.
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