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Star Birth and Death Seen Near the Beginning of Time


Until recently, astronomers could not observe the first stars and galaxies that formed in the Universe. This occurred during what is known as the "Cosmic Dark Ages," a period that took place between 380,000 and 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

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