First stars may lurk in our galactic neighborhood
Astronomers dig through 13 billion years of cosmic pollution to find stellar fossils
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OLDER THAN IT LOOKS Some very old stars in the Milky Way, such as HE 0107-5240 (arrow), might be first-generation stars in disguise, a new study suggests.
ESO