Artistic simulation of the lithium synthesized during the Big Bang. Credit: Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC)
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Researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Cambridge have detected lithium in a primitive star in our galaxy. The observations were made at the VLT, at the Paranal Observatory of ESO in Chile.
More info: Journey to the Big Bang through the lithium of a Milky Way star
Artistic simulation of the lithium synthesized during the Big Bang
Artistic simulation of the first instants after the Big Bang
Artistic simulation of the formation of the first stars and the first supernovae.
Artistic simulation of the formation of the star J0023+0307
