13.5 billion year old star was born just after the Big Bang - and it’s in our neighborhood

While we normally associate evolution with life, even stars tend to go through a similar process across generations. The very first stars to fire up after the Big Bang would have been mostly made of light elements, while later ones became heavier with metals. Now astronomers have identified one of the oldest stars ever found, which appears to be just one generation removed from the beginning of the universe itself. Being relatively close to Earth, the find could mean our galactic neighborhood is much older than previously thought.

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Category: Space

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• Astronomy
• Astrophysics
• Big Bang Theory
• Monash University
• Stars
• Universe

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