Armagh astronomer secures grant to investigate how first stars lit up universe
Professor Jorick Vink of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium has received a 2 million euro ERC Advanced Grant to study the origins of the universe's first stars. The project aims to understand how these massive stars ended the 'Cosmic Dark Ages' and influenced the chemical composition of the universe.
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Fundamental research into the early universe expands human knowledge of astrophysics and the origins of life-sustaining elements.
An astronomer based at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) has been awarded funding of 2 million to investigate how the first stars in the universe "switched on the lights" following the Big Bang.
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