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Scientists Find Signal From The First Stars In The Universe In A Monumental Moment For Astronomy

Feb. 28, 2018

From IFL Science: In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists say they have found a signal from some of the earliest stars in the universe, giving us an unparalleled glimpse into the dawn of the cosmos. The signals originate from hydrogen gas from just 180 million years after the Big Bang, itself...

Universe History graphic NSF

13.6 Billion Years Later, Astronomers have Found Clues to our Earliest Stars

Feb. 28, 2018

From The Verge: The first observation of the earliest stars in the Universe suggests they were forming about 180 million years after the Big Bang. The radio signal used to make this observation, though indirect, backs up some theoretical models about the evolution of the early Universe. In the beginning,...