Question 1

What is a Cosmic ID?

Accepted Answer

A Cosmic ID is a personalized profile that situates you within the full depth of space, time, and life — your address in the universe, your lineage through 4 billion years of evolution, and the stellar origins of every atom in your body.

Question 2

Where do the atoms in my body come from?

Accepted Answer

The hydrogen in your body was formed in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago. Heavier elements like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen were forged inside stars and scattered by supernovae. The iron in your blood was produced in the cores of massive stars that exploded before our Solar System formed.

Question 3

What is my cosmic address?

Accepted Answer

Your cosmic address places you on Earth, in the Solar System, within the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, inside the Local Group of galaxies, within the Virgo Supercluster, and ultimately within the Laniakea Supercluster — a region spanning 500 million light-years.

COSMIC ID