Phosphorus is rare in the Universe and this may explain why we have not discovered Ai

I read an article that claimed that Phosphorus is essential for life is rare in the Universe. we have a lot of it but that was caused by a giant exploding star. There have been similar explosions of stars which didn't produce that much of this essential substance.

If we are ever able to reach the far distant galaxies we may have to bring phosphorus with us.

Thoughts?

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