The Secrets of the Universe | BREAKTHROUGH! Traces of Universe's First Stars Have Been Found @TheSecretsoftheUniverse | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
One of the greatest challenges in astronomy has been to find the first generation of stars born in the universe. According to our current cosmological models, these stars formed just a hundred million years after the big bang, when the universe was less than 1% of its age. The search for these elusive celestial bodies has returned empty-handed time and time again. But now, a team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery, providing concrete evidence of the traces of the first stars formed in the universe.
So, how did astronomers identify the first generation of stars? What clues did they use to differentiate them from the countless others that litter the night sky? Finally, and most importantly, why is this discovery so important in physics and astronomy?
The 54th episode of the Sunday Discovery Series answers all these questions in detail.
RESEARCH PAPER:
Potential Signature of Population III Pair-instability Supernova Ejecta in the BLR Gas of the Most Distant Quasar at z = 7.54*, Yoshii et al. -bit.ly/40iN7TU
All Episodes Of The Series: bit.ly/369kG4p
Basics of Astrophysics series: bit.ly/3xII54M
Created by: Rishabh Nakra
Written by: Simran Buttar
Narrated by: Jeffrey Smith
One of the greatest challenges in astronomy has been to find the first generation of stars born in the universe. According to our current cosmological models, these stars formed just a hundred million years after the big bang, when the universe was less than 1% of its age. The search for these elusive celestial bodies has returned empty-handed time and time again. But now, a team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery, providing concrete evidence of the traces of the first stars formed in the universe.
So, how did astronomers identify the first generation of stars? What clues did they use to differentiate them from the countless others that litter the night sky? Finally, and most importantly, why is this discovery so important in physics and astronomy?
The 54th episode of the Sunday Discovery Series answers all these questions in detail.
RESEARCH PAPER:
Potential Signature of Population III Pair-instability Supernova Ejecta in the BLR Gas of the Most Distant Quasar at z = 7.54*, Yoshii et al. -bit.ly/40iN7TU
All Episodes Of The Series: bit.ly/369kG4p
Basics of Astrophysics series: bit.ly/3xII54M
Created by: Rishabh Nakra
Written by: Simran Buttar
Narrated by: Jeffrey Smith
