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> Why wouldn't there be? Because the light we're seeing from this galaxy is from only 300 million years after the big bang. Elements like oxygen primarily form
by messe 2y ago
> Why wouldn't there be?
Because the light we're seeing from this galaxy is from only 300 million years after the big bang. Elements like oxygen primarily form in supernovae, and the abundance of oxygen and other heavy elements in this extremely young galaxy is ten times higher than expected.