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Chemical Evolution

Molecular Chemistry Star Formation Heavy Elements Exoplanets

JWST Studies Report Strongest Evidence Yet of Population III Stars Near GN‑z11

Independent preprints present metal‑free helium‑plus‑hydrogen signals near GN‑z11 matching models for massive first stars.

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Astronomers Reconstruct NGC 1365’s 12-Billion-Year Past With Extragalactic Archaeology

Webb Makes First Direct Chemical Reading of a Moon-Forming Disk Around CT Cha b

Magnetar Flares Identified as Key Source of Milky Way's Heavy Elements