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I don't think the early universe had sufficient amounts of heavy elements to form planets... everything heavier than lithium is made by stars.
by cozzyd 12y ago
I don't think the early universe had sufficient amounts of heavy elements to form planets... everything heavier than lithium is made by stars.
- x3n0ph3n3 12y agoNot entirely true. Everything heavier than Boron is made by stellar nucleosynthesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray_spallation#/media/File:Nucleosynthesis_periodic_table.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray_spallation#/media/Fi...