"Surprising Metal Content Found in Young Galaxies"

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Astrophysicists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered a surprising amount of metal, including carbon, in a galaxy only 350 million years after the Big Bang. This finding challenges our understanding of metal-free population III stars and sheds light on the formation of metals in the early universe. The detection may be attributed to the first generation of supernovae or the presence of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy. Further research and larger sample sizes are needed to provide a more definitive explanation.
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