Apparently the first direct observation of a population III star has been made.
Population III stars were the hitherto merely hypothesized very first stars to ever form after the Big Bang. they have unusual properties that reflect the extreme youth of universe at the time of their formation. They were instrumental in rapidly kicking off the process of creating heavier elements for the universe that made the world and universe as we know it now possible.
Finding population III Star has been, next to finding extra-solar planets, one of the holy grail of observational astronomy for decades.
Population III stars were the hitherto merely hypothesized very first stars to ever form after the Big Bang. they have unusual properties that reflect the extreme youth of universe at the time of their formation. They were instrumental in rapidly kicking off the process of creating heavier elements for the universe that made the world and universe as we know it now possible.
Finding population III Star has been, next to finding extra-solar planets, one of the holy grail of observational astronomy for decades.
