The earliest stars are of huge importance to the chemical history of the cosmos, but have previously existed only in theory. There is now strong evidence that such population III stars exist in the brightest galaxy yet found in the early Universe.
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James, B. Primordial stars brought to light. Nature 526, 46–47 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/526046a
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