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Astronomy

Nucleosynthesis in the Early Universe

Quick fact

About 98% of the universe's helium was created within the first three minutes after the Big Bang, and its measured abundance matches theoretical predictions to within 1%.

Why this is interesting

Everything around us—the air you breathe, the water you drink—contains atoms that were forged long ago. But where did the very first atoms come from, before stars even existed?