Nearby Star Came In with the Bang

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Nearby Star Came In with the Bang

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Mar 14, 2013

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A study of the star HD 140283, only about 190 light-years away from us, finds that it formed in short order after the big bang. John Matson reports

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Mar 14, 2013

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