(SNES) The "first" stars - discovered

[Albireo54@aol.com]

Hi all,

In the news this morning:

<<February 8, 2002: Imagine being able to see our Universe 14 billion years 
ago when it was just a baby. If we had a time machine, we could go back and 
watch how its infant features emerged after the Big Bang. There are many 
questions about that early time: Which came first, stars or galaxies? Did 
stars appear one at a time, or in massive flurries of simultaneous creation? 
Scientists have theories, but how wonderful it would be to actually look back 
in time and see for certain.>>

Well, using gravitational lensing and our most powerful telescopes, it 
appears that astronomers may have found what they call "first light" - stars 
over 13 billion years old. For the story, and some excellent links, see the 
NASA Science News at:

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/08feb_gravlens.htm?aol542078

Enjoy,
Doug Stewart
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