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.

Natalie Orrantia, Ha Do, and classmates spell out MIKE in front of the Magellan Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile
The class celebrates their discovery outside the Magellan Clay telescope. Natalie Orrantia and Ha Do are third and fourth from left. The group is spelling out "MIKE" — a nod to the MIKE spectrograph they used to make the find. Photo: Zhongyuan Zhang. © Zhongyuan Zhang / Carnegie Science, press photo

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