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Students Found an Ancient Star That Shouldn’t Be in the Milky Way

April 16, 2026 1,072 views 1 min read
Students Found an Ancient Star That Shouldn’t Be in the Milky Way

Students Found an Ancient Star That Shouldn’t Be in the Milky Way


Students discovered an ultra-ancient star with almost no heavy elements, making it one of the most pristine ever found. Surprisingly, it appears to have formed in another galaxy before drifting into the Milky Way. A team of undergraduate students at the University of Chicago has identified one of the oldest known stars in the universe [...]

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