What did Carl Sagan mean when he said that we are all "star stuff"?
A)that the Earth formed at the same time as the Sun
B)that the carbon, oxygen, and other elements essential to life were created by nucleosynthesis in stellar cores
C)that the universe contains billions of stars
D)that the Sun formed from the interstellar medium: the "stuff" between the stars
E)that life would be impossible without energy from the Sun

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Carl Sagan meant that the elements essential to life, such as carbon and oxygen, were created by nucleosynthesis in stellar cores, and were therefore formed from the same "stuff" that makes up stars.

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