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A Galaxy Only 350 Million Years Old Had Surprising Amounts of Metal


hysicists working with the JWST have found a surprising amount of metal in a galaxy only 350 million years after the Big Bang. How does that fit in with our understanding of the Universe? The origin of the Universe's first metals is a foundational question in astrophysics.

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