The Enigma of the First Stars

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According to our current understanding of cosmology, when did the first stars appear?

  • 100 million years after the big bang (correct)
  • 10 billion years after the big bang
  • Immediately after the big bang
  • 1 billion years after the big bang

What is the approximate time gap between the appearance of the first stars and the proliferation of galaxies?

  • 10 billion years
  • 1 billion years (correct)
  • 100 billion years
  • 100 million years

What did astronomers wonder about the transition from darkness to light in the early universe?

  • How did the big bang happen?
  • How did the universe become featureless?
  • How did galaxies form?
  • How did the first stars form? (correct)

What have researchers made great strides towards answering?

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What does the text say about the universe during its early history?

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