Massive, Population III Star in the Early Universe

This artist’s impression shows a field of Population III stars as they would have appeared a mere 100 million years after the Big Bang. Astronomers may have discovered the first signs of their ancient chemical remains in the clouds surrounding one of the most distant quasars ever detected

Credit:

NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani

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Id:noirlab2222a
Type:Artwork
Release date:Sept. 28, 2022, 6 a.m.
Related releases:noirlab2222
Size:5120 x 2880 px

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Category:Illustrations

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