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A Cosmic Rosetta Stone (1 of 2)

Caption: The computer simulation designed by Dr. Yoshida et al. demonstrates how gas and dust came together in the early universe to form the first stars after the Big Bang.

Credit: Photo provided by Dr. Naoki Yoshida of Nagoya University in Japan via Science-AAAS

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