The onset of star formation 250 million years after the Big Bang

The onset of star formation 250 million years after the Big BangThe onset of star formation 250 million years after the Big Bang, Published online: 16 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0117-zObservation of the emission line of doubly ionized oxygen at a redshift of 9.1096 reveals that star formation began at a redshift of about 15, around 250 million years after the Big Bang.

Source: Nature AOP - May 16, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Takuya Hashimoto Nicolas Laporte Ken Mawatari Richard S. Ellis Akio K. Inoue Erik Zackrisson Guido Roberts-Borsani Wei Zheng Yoichi Tamura Franz E. Bauer Thomas Fletcher Yuichi Harikane Bunyo Hatsukade Natsuki H. Hayatsu Yuichi Matsuda Hiroshi Matsuo Taka Source Type: research