Universe's Oldest Stars May Lie Close To Us | Video

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 13:30 in Astronomy & Space

Leo IV is known as an "ultra faint dwarf" galaxy. It lies close to our own but its stars are nearly as old as the Universe itself. The brightnesses and temperatures of those stars from one billion years after Leo IV was born until today is shown.

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