The discovery of a very distant galaxy for which the abundances of around 25 elements can be measured promises new insight into the history of element creation and star formation in the Universe.
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Cowan, J. Elements of surprise. Nature 423, 29 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/423029a
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