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An image of the galaxy AGC 198691 (nicknamed Leoncino, or “little lion”) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: Photo by NASA; A. Hirschauer & J. Salzer, Indiana University; J. Cannon, Macalester College; and K. McQuinn, University of Texas

‘Little lion’ ie Leoncino galaxy contains lowest level of heavy elements ever detected in gravitationally bound system of stars. A faint blue galaxy about 30 million light-years from Earth and located in the constellation Leo Minor could shed new light on conditions at the birth of the universe. “Finding the most metal-poor galaxy ever is exciting since it could help contribute to a quantitative test of the Big Bang,” Salzer said...