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Where does gold come from?

David Lunney · TED

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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. [Directed by Andrew Foerster, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Devin Polaski].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
David Lunney
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Astronomy and space, Society and politics, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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