Historical event

Formation of First Stars

Date: about 13.6-13.2 Billion Years Ago

The emergence of the very first stars, known as Population III stars, from primordial gas clouds, marking the end of the cosmic dark ages.

Tags: first stars, population iii, star formation, early universe, cosmology, astronomy, primordial stars, cosmic dawn, reionization

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