the oldest star in the universe

Image result for the universe   Astronomers have found what they believe to be one of the universe’s oldest stars, a 13.5-billion-year-old body formed almost entirely of materials spewed from the Big Bang. the star is named-2MASS J18082002–5104378 B-
The star’s age suggests the part of the Milky Way where our sun resides could be at least three billion years older than previously thought, according to researchers at John Hopkins University in Maryland.                                                               The composition of the newly discovered body indicates it could be just one generation removed from the Big Bang in the cosmic family tree. 
“This star is maybe one in 10 million,” said Kevin Schlaufman, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and lead author of the study, published in The Astrophysical journal.
”It tells us something very important about the first generations of stars,” he added. 
  
Aileen Diaz&Santiag Nieto 

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