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First stars may still shine

Analysis suggests some slow-burning remnants of the early universe may still exist

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

Talk about glimmers from the past. Some of the universe’s first stars may still be shining in the Milky Way 13.4 billion years after they formed, new simulations suggest.

SOME WILL SURVIVE A computer simulation shows the birth of some of the universe’s first stars, some of which may still exist today.