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Published online 31 October 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021028-6
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Astronomers test star's metal
Galactic fossil holds answers to origins of elements.
Astronomers have discovered a star on the outskirts of the Milky Way that may represent those that filled our Galaxy, and perhaps the Universe, with the chemical elements around us1. This fossil from the early days of our Galaxy contains virtually no metal.
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