“The Discovery of the Oldest Remaining Stars in the Universe”

Bobo.id – When looking at the night sky, have you ever imagined that the stars above could die?

Even if it takes a very long time, stars can die. When that happens, there will be an explosion called a supernova.

Reported from Kompas.coma supernova is a massive explosive process that marks the end of a star’s life.

In other words, a supernova is the way a star dies, namely by detonating the energy within it.

When the star explodes, it will appear small fragments of stars or star remnants.

Well, recently astronomers have discovered the remains of some of the first stars in the universe.

Research shows that the chemistry of the 13 billion year old star is very different from that of the Sun.

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Reported from Live Sciencein the early days of the universe, only very simple elements were available.

Like hydrogen and helium. Well, the first stars in the universe also formed only from this element.

Over time, the star’s core processes to form elements such as carbon, oxygen, magnesium, and eventually metals.

Later generations of stars then formed from gas clouds containing heavier atoms.

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