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Big Bang

When the first stars blinked on

When the first stars blinked on

December 5, 2012

The very first stars may have turned on when the universe was 750 million years old.

Also labeled: Planetary science, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Origins of the universe, Space, astronomy and planetary science, Universe, Chemical elements, Evolution, Periodic table, Star formation, Stars, Early Earth, Galaxy formation, Quasars, Magellan Telescope, Faculty, Research, Physics

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