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English: Artist's concept of the first stars in the Universe turning on. Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) data reveals that this era occurred 200 million years after the Big Bang, much earlier that many scientists had suspected.
Date circa 2006
date QS:P,+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/starsgalaxies/fuse_fossil_galaxies.html (image link)
Author NASA/WMAP Science Team

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Artist's impression of the first stars, 400 million years after the Big Bang

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current13:18, 23 September 2020Thumbnail for version as of 13:18, 23 September 20205,333 × 3,000 (4.24 MB)HuntsterFull resolution version from NASA.
13:55, 20 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:55, 20 January 2007533 × 300 (75 KB)RursusAnimation frame: The first stars in the Universe turn on at about 400 million years after the Big bang. WMAP data reveals the era. Acknowledgement: NASA/WMAP Science Team.

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