Astronomers detect ancient signal from first stars in universe

Astronomers detect ancient signal from first stars in universe

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"The birth of the first stars."

For the first time, astronomers have detected a signal from stars emerging in the early universe. Using a radio antenna not much larger than a refrigerator, the researchers discovered that ancient suns were active within 180 million years of the Big Bang.

The astronomers, from ...

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Published March 01, 2018 at 12:33AM
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