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Wouldn't stars close to the peak of stellar formation 4Gyr after big bang lack heavy elements necessary to life? IIRC, those need a couple star generations to g
by Qem 3y ago
Wouldn't stars close to the peak of stellar formation 4Gyr after big bang lack heavy elements necessary to life? IIRC, those need a couple star generations to get enriched in the interstellar medium.
- nh23423fefe 3y agoI thought earlier stars were heavier and thus had shorter lives.
- namaria 3y agoAnything after iron is likely to have formed in supernovae, which would've been more common with the much more massive very early stars.