Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual "ingredients" — raising questions about how the early universe evolved.
The astronomers behind a new study of these stars likened the stars' environment to a cosmic kitchen. Usually, stars being "cooked" in these kitchens are made up of essential ingredients like silicon, carbon and iron. Sextans A, however, is missing almost all of those ingredients, creating a situation where something as essential as metaphorical sugar, or flour, is absent from the "kitchen" where the stars form, researchers stated.
