Metal-Poor Star Yields Rich Data for Understanding Universe’s Evolution
Astronomers have identified the star Pic2-503, over 13 billion years old and with a high carbon content, possibly originating from the explosion of the first supernovae. The star Pic2-503 was initially identified in the Mapping the Ancient Galaxy in CaHK (Magic) survey, which conducts dedicated observations of dwarf galaxies, such as Pictor 2 where the…