Excess Lithium in Milky Way Halo Stars

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A recent news article1 reported that certain types of stars2 in our Milky Way Galaxy have more lithium (Li) in their stellar atmosphere than the current models predict.

Before 1982, it was generally believed that Li abundances in “unevolved” low-mass stars3 with low metallicity4 were constant as predicted by Big Bang nucleosynthesis models. However, in that year a closer analy… More…

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Source: icr.org

    

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