Did JWST Just Find Our Cosmic Ancestors?

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Did we find the first-ever stars in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down what’s up with the first generation of stars, JWST’s discoveries, and the early universe could’ve made more massive stars than we see today.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Introduction: What’s up with the first stars?
00:13 – Population I Stars
01:28 – Population II Stars
02:40 – The Hunt for the First Stars
04:47 – Creating High Mass Stars
08:17 – Gravitational Lensing
09:28 – Uncertainties

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