Searching for the Oldest Stars - Frebel, Anna
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Weaving the latest findings in astronomy with her own compelling insights as one of the worlds leading researchers in the field, Frebel explains how sections of the night sky are "excavated" in the hunt for these extremely rare relic stars - some of which have been shining for more than 13 billion years - and how this astonishing quest is revealing tantalizing new details about the earliest times in the universe. She vividly describes how the very first stars formed soon after the big bang and then exploded as supernovae, leaving behind chemical fingerprints that were incorporated into the…mehr

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Weaving the latest findings in astronomy with her own compelling insights as one of the worlds leading researchers in the field, Frebel explains how sections of the night sky are "excavated" in the hunt for these extremely rare relic stars - some of which have been shining for more than 13 billion years - and how this astonishing quest is revealing tantalizing new details about the earliest times in the universe. She vividly describes how the very first stars formed soon after the big bang and then exploded as supernovae, leaving behind chemical fingerprints that were incorporated into the ancient stars we can still observe today. She shows how these fingerprints provide clues to the cosmic origin of the elements, early star and galaxy formation, and the assembly process of the Milky Way. Along the way, Frebel recounts her own stories of discovery, offering an insiders perspective on this exciting frontier of science.
Autorenporträt
Anna Frebel studierte Physik in Freiburg, promovierte am Mount Stromlo Observatory in Canberra, Australien, und ist nach einem Fellowship in Harvard seit kurzem Professorin für Astronomie am renommierten MIT in Boston. Die junge deutsche Wissenschaftlerin entdeckte im Jahr 2005 HE 1327-2326, den ältesten bisher bekannten Stern, und gilt als Shooting-Star der männlich dominierten Welt der Astrophysiker. Sie veröffentlicht in den wichtigsten Fachjournalen, u.a. in "Nature", und ist mit zahlreichen Preisen und Ehrungen ausgezeichnet worden.