The Students Who Found the Oldest Star: Top Photos

Two undergrads walked into an observatory on their first night and found the oldest star anyone has ever seen.

Large Magellanic Cloud in full color
The Large Magellanic Cloud in full color — the satellite galaxy where SDSS J0715-7334 originated. With less than 0.005% of the Sun's metal content, the star is the most chemically pristine ever found, a relic from the earliest era of the universe. © Harel Boren, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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