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TIL about the cosmic lithium problem: Post-Big Bang, the universe had mainly hydrogen and helium, with traces of lithium and beryllium. Surprising, there's 3x less lithium in ancient stars than pr... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL about the cosmic lithium problem: Post-Big Bang, the universe had mainly hydrogen and helium, with traces of lithium and beryllium. Surprising, there's 3x less lithium in ancient stars than predicted and scientists aren’t sure why.

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[–] maculata@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Bi-polar aliens ate it to chill out.