**Students Found an Ancient Star That Shouldn’t Be in the Milky Way**
By Sloan Digital Sky Survey - Published on 16 April 2026
Students discovered an ultra-ancient star with almost no heavy elements, making it one of the most pristine ever found. Surprisingly, it appears to have formed in another galaxy before drifting into the Milky Way. A team of undergraduate students at the University of Chicago has identified one of the oldest known stars in the universe [...]
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