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Possible Discovery of First Ever Stars in the Universe

2026-04-11 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a possible discovery of first ever stars in the universe Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.20362 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.20363 https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/science-overview/science-explainers/what-were-the-first-stars-like/ https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/*/Population+III Previous video: https://youtu.be/_Mqw1k9fI20 #populationiii #cosmology #firststars 0:00 Did we finally find the first ever stars? 1:18 Star classification 4:20 GN-z11 galaxy and Hebe region 5:20 How and what was discovered 7:10 Limitations and implications 8:30 Other possibilities? 9:40 Conclusions and what's next? Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@rawhidelamp 2026-04-11

Pop III stars before GTA VI

206 8 replies
@wstavis3135 2026-04-11

James Webb has already paid for itself. We're getting all of the bonus content now.

145 34 replies
@OldDogLearnsNewTrick 2026-04-11

Gives me the Hebe Jibis

112 7 replies
@cthulu8mytoast 2026-04-11

Population III stars? Holy moly!

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@stavrakius 2026-04-11

Hebe, the Greek goddess of Υouth.

92 1 replies
@Taksheel 2026-04-11

This is insane I remember asking my stellar astrophysics lecturer if we could ever detect population III stars last year, and he said maybe but it's highly unlikely for the next few years. Skimming through the first paper I'm so excited because it really does seem possible, even though I'm more of a cosmologist this is so exciting

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@toughenupfluffy7294 2026-04-11

0:48. That galaxy looks like a fat dog catching a treat. Fat Dog Snack galaxy: Canis Gordo.

48 5 replies
@jimcurtis9052 2026-04-11

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you.

37 1 replies
@devils_advocate_88 2026-04-11

2 videos im the same day?!? Nice!!!

28 2 replies
@Times_Ticking 2026-04-11

Thanks Anton! Your continuous reporting about scientific discoveries is something I look forward to every day. It's great learning about the new research and discoveries.

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