Astronomers identify 12-billion-year-old white dwarf stars only 100 light years away
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 14:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have identified two white dwarf stars considered the oldest and closest known. Astronomers identified these 11- to 12-billion-year-old white dwarf stars only 100 light years away from Earth. These stars are the closest known examples of the oldest stars in the universe forming soon after the Big Bang.