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🔬 Science
June 18, 2026 at 04:41 PM
Astronomers Discovered a 'Cosmic Fossil' in the Making—the Most Chemically Primitive Galaxy Seen Yet—by Peering Back to the Edge of Time
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered the most chemically primitive galaxy seen yet, peering 13 billion years into the past to understand the universe's earliest stars.
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