The Birth of Stars

From Nothing to Lucy chapter two. It covers from the first atoms to the inklings of the first galaxies (from c. 13,798,630,000 to c. 13,539,000,000 BCE).

Relevant Links

• Where you can find this chapter:
• Youtube
• Spotify
• Apple Podcasts
• Amazon Music
• iHeartRadio
• Further Reading (in no particular order):
• Annual Review on the first stars (annual reviews were a lifesaver for this chapter!)
• Annual Review on quasars and the intergalactic medium
• Annual Review on the interstellar medium
• Book chapter on the Origin of the Universe
• JWST article on the first stars
• Article where I found the gas giant formation fact
• Nature article on the first galaxies and reionization
• Timeline of the Early Universe on Wikipedia
• Book One Timeline
• Podcast Landing Page (with all the chapter links)