It has been quite a year for astronomy with some awesome pics of really distant galaxies.  And now at the center of our own galaxy they discovered some ancient stars:

Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have been analyzed by a team of astronomers, uncovering a population of very old white dwarf stars. It’s the first time the ancient stars have been observed, and their study provides clues regarding the early construction phase of our home galaxy.

Let’s find out more about these extremely old stars on page 2

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