Star-heavy Element Content (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Star-heavy Element Content

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The new discovery is only 14 percent the size of the sun and is the new record holder for the star with the smallest complement of heavy elements. It has about the same heavy element complement as Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system.

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Kevin Schlaufman/JHU

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