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Primordial gas cloud has thoroughly modern make-up

A cloud dating to the Universe’s early days hints that star formation had an early start.
An artist’s impression depicting the formation of a galaxy cluster in the early Universe

A galactic cluster (artist’s impression) takes shape in the early Universe. Analysis of a gas cloud from this period contradicts current thinking about the first stars. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser

One of the oldest clouds of intergalactic gas found so far has a surprisingly contemporary composition, suggesting that the first stars to form after the Big Bang lived and died more quickly than thought.

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Nature 575, 260 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03399-2

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