The star that exploded at the dawn of time | Science/AAAS | News

warrenellis:

“An ancient star a mere thousand light-years from Earth bears chemical elements that may have been forged by the death of a star that was both extremely massive and one of the first to arise after the big bang. If confirmed, the finding means that some of the universe’s first stars were so massive they died in exceptionally violent explosions that altered the growth of early galaxies.”

The star that exploded at the dawn of time | Science/AAAS | News

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