Large Amounts Of Oxygen Detected In Ancient Star's Atmosphere

San Francisco: An international team of astronomers has detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the oldest and most elementally depleted stars ever known – a discovery that will help scientists better understand the earliest seeding of oxygen and other elements throughout the young universe. The new finding, made using WM […]

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San Francisco: An international team of astronomers has detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the oldest and most elementally depleted stars ever known - a discovery that will help scientists better understand the earliest seeding of oxygen and other elements throughout the young universe.

The new finding, made using WM Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaii to analyze the chemical makeup of the ancient star called 'J0815+4729,' provides an important clue on how oxygen and other important elements were produced in the first generations of stars in the universe.