Galaxy evolution. Galactic paleontology
Galaxy evolution. Galactic paleontology
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Galaxy evolution. Galactic paleontology
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United States
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Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2011-07, Vol.333 (6039), p.176-178
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English
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Individual low-mass stars have very long lives, comparable to the age of the universe, and can thus be used to probe ancient star formation. At present, such stars can be identified and studied only in the Milky Way and in the very closest of our neighboring galaxies, which are predominantly small dwarf galaxies. These nearby ancient stars are a fo...
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Galaxy evolution. Galactic paleontology
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_875723740
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_875723740
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E-ISSN
1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1207392
