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Published online 2 November 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051031-3
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Glimmer of first stars spied
High-quality infrared pictures throw light on early Universe.
A faint glow from the first stars in our Universe has been detected, astronomers claim.
"This is probably the first direct indication of their existence," says Alexander Kashlinsky, an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and a member of the team that made the discovery.
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