Fresh astronomical discoveries suggest that life may have existed during the early stages of the universe, overturning the conventional wisdom that complex elements such as carbon did not form until billions of years later. One discovery was the observation of two planets orbiting a star that formed 12.5 billion years ago. Another was new data suggesting that more complex elements could have formed in globular clusters, much older parts of the universe, so densely populated with stars that scientists speculate it is more difficult for planets to form and survive there. |
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